TribaDe Office TelephoDeioe:\~wl:00t :":~"c~~~~4~~ilUsty-third street, TelepboneWentworth ~8H.•'orthwest Braneb-I.8t Mil-

~a\,;,::ee avenue. Telephon.Humboldt 26&1.

VOLUl\IE LXXI.-NO.

BUREAU STARTSTODAY IN FIGHTON LOAN SHARKS

Lawyers Will Help Victims,Who Apply to If Tribune, "EYade Usurers' Talons •.•

CHANCE TO ESCAPE RUIN

Records Show Borrowers Houndedto Commit Suicide and Em·

. bezzlement.

CONFIDENTIAL BLANK NOW READY

The Anti-Loan Shark Bureau ot THE'l'R E wlil begin Its work today,EIgtlty lawyers have accepted THE TRm-

UNE'S Invitation to help free deservtng per-80ns trom oppreeston by usurers. 'rhese at-torneys are donating their test services with-out cost. Taelr name were suggested by a'udge of the Circuit court of Cook countyalld were approved b' an experienced law-)er.They are men who Inspire confidence. and

ther Is not one Jt the list ot whom y<1Ucould1I0t feel justly proud as your legal repre-sentat" e. It·s the chance of a lifetime-achance which may keep you out of a felon'scell Or out of a pauper's grave. It rna)' meanthe preservation of your family ties, a glt\r-antee ot your happiness Seize it I ,

Don't be trailed trom coaat to coast. fromone means of emplo) ment to another, likean ex-convict. You are not a criminal, butmerets a victim <If unfortunate circum-stances. S:ep forwarhnd relate your trou-bles to this specla'ly organized depar-tmentand they will be wiped away as In he conree-stona I the same s crecy preserved.

Lawyers Ready to Help.Here Is tbe list of the men who ,,;III

snoutder your burdens. These are the law-)'ers who have volunteered their seltVlcesIn tbe fight against the loan shark&:CYRl:S H. ADAMS.TR..EARL D. HOST 'i'tER,1 ,ll1SLah st. TIieRooke..,..

rRA. ISADAMSJR.. DAVIDH. JACKSON,The Rooke..,.. TJ1bune Bldl".

ABRAME. ADELMA.·, JUI,IUS R. KLAMA.'6,1622Unlly B1<!g. Chamber of Com.Bldg.

llAROLD V. AMI3ERQ.F. W. KORALUlKI,112W. Adams st. SII·W.Randolph-at

ALEX. E. ARKI.·, )SCARA. KROfF,1108Ashland block. 2U . L•. Sall.,st.

BB:.·. l"OX F.I3..1.RTEL,J COB LeVI "143SFirst Xat. Bk. Bldg. Flrst ••. t Bk. Bldlr.ALFRED W. B..I.YS. JOHK I. L!VER,

25 .'. Dearborn'st. Flnt Kat. Bk Bldlr.LOt'IS J. DEH..I.:\, J. W. LO.'GE. 'ECKER,Chamber of Lommerce Taconla Bldg.

HARRY A. BOISSAT, R. R. LO:O<GE.'ECKER,1\) S La Salle-st. ChI. Stock Exc. Bldg.

'. COR.'ELIl:S LYXDE,EDW. J. BRl::\DAGE, Monadnockblock

Th~ Ro kery. DOW:"\ERMcCORD.MAURICE BURR, 700,115S. Dearborn-It

11011Aohlandblock. S. A. McELWEE,HUGH CARPE. 'TER, 8280For•••t-av

1061'. La Salle'ot. .T.K. McMAHON', .EDWI.' H. CAS\!!ELS, 910Hartford Bldg.

The Rookery. ROYC. MERRICK,JEROMEJ. CE·RMAK, 721l.StockExch. Bldg.

Tribune Bldlr.ALBE!RTG. MILLER,HARRY T. CHACEJR., 69W. Washington-st.

303Reaper block. GABRIEL.T. !'i:ORDE,',WILLIAMT. CHI'RCH'I Stock Exchange Bldg.

108La Salle-st. ARTHURA.O'BRIEN'4EYMOURK. COHA!'i:. 826Federal Bldg.

005Ashland block. PACL M. O'DO.'I'ELL,PAt'L CORKELL, [21S.'ew York LIfeBldg.714. 206S. La Salle-st. HARPER E. 08BOR:o<,

W H, COn:O<WELL. 15!iX. CI•.rk-ot.38 . o,,'lrborn-st. J. H. QUASSER,

MORTO.' T. CULVER, 1034Flnt !'i:at.Bk. Bldg.Chicago Stock Ex Bldg. MAX J. RIESE,CLYDE L. nAY. 818Reaper block.

108S. La Salle-Bt. EGBERTROBERTSO.',ROCCODE STAFA.'0, First l"at. Bk. Bldg.

.6IDReaperblock. WALTER A. ROO:O<EY,HENRYZ. Dt:RA. 'D, 1313Ft. Dearborn Bldg.

811Randolph-st. GEORGE L. SCHEIX.A. M. EI3ERH\RDT, HC7Marquette Bldg.

1230Tribune Bldg. JAMES M.SHELDOX.1:. G. FELSE. 'THAL, 111 W. Monroe-st.

Tille and Truot Bldg. rRAXK L. SHEPARD,FREtl. A. FISCHEL, 108 La Salle'ot.1220 Fl. Dearborn Bldg. HARRY E. SMOOT,JOSI!>PHE. FITCH, 80N. La Salle'ot.Chi. Stock Exch. Bldg. CHA8. C. SPEXCER.

M1LTO.· J. FOREMAX, 37Metropolitan Blk.First .'at. Dk. Dldg. WM. S. STAHL,

HUGOM. FRIE. 'D, 1109-1111Tacoma Bldg.F rst l"at. Bi'. Bldg. r. WALTER STEAD.

M E. GALLIOX, Flret Xat. Bk. Bldlr.Flt'llt •'at. Bk. Bldg. ELMERJ. TOXE.

A BERT R. GATES. M W. Randolph-ot.TItle and Trust Bldg. ~AMt:ELTOPLIFF,

GA1ROLIGIGLIOTTI, ~ommer.• 'at. Bk. Bldl'.105W. Monroe,.t. mOMAS G.VENT,

WILLIAMB. HALE, Flnt Xat. Bk. Bldg.1616Marquette Bldg. 'ARL A.WALDROl",

JAMES P. HARROLD, 163~TrIbune Bldl'.304The Temple. d. B.WELLIXGTON',

ALEX. H. HEYMAl". I~ Tacoma Bldg.122UINrot 'at Bk. Bldg. L& Salle.F. Eo HIXCKLEY, Cl. S. WEl"TWORTH,

Flrot l"at. Bk. Bldg. Title and Truot Bldg.7'. D. HIRSCHL, t-ESLIE H. WHIPP,

Rector Bldl'. ':Ill ABhlandblock.M. A, HIRSCHL. O\LVIXW. 'viSE,

Rector Bldg. 840 Marquette Bldg.W. H HOLLY, EMIL.'. ZOLLA,

Aohland block. 1402Ashland block..ADVISERSON THE DISTRIBUTIOXOFCASES.fHOMAS .T.PEDE.', IDAXIEL P. TRUDE,Ch\. 8tock kch. Bldg. 9hlcago St. Exch. Bldlr.

Bee Blank to Be Filled Out,In another column wlll be foundJ a blank

to be IIlled out by those who wish to se-cure the services of the Anti-Loan Sharkbureau. Answer each of the tlfte-en quee-tlolll!l tully and trankly, tar the sligh teete,,-aslon might cause a suspicion that youare not sincere. The" dead beat" Is a clasllowith which the bureau retusell' to deal. Cor-rect anawer.s are e_n tlal tor the good ofthe cause. The bureau Is not personally ac-quainted with every aprftca.nt, and a certainamount ot Inveetlgatlng must be done toauard against Imposition-against the wlWlteof valuable services.The bureau does not Intend to be Impertl-

lIeJIt, but wanta to know \\'-hat any selt-2'eepectlng lawyer Insists on knOWing betor&t1ndertaklng a case ot this kind. No decentlawyer 'Would: knowingly detend a chroniccrook against Just debts, and tew, except Incases where the)' are specially a~signedl by tile~O'IJrt, would detend the unfortunate thlftlghhOlleat victim of the loan ehark without lee.In such cases the victim Ie compelled~ ac-Ilep the tender, regardless ot ability.Here )·ou have the best lawrers laboring

~ .,iCODt1D1Ie4oa pase 8, eol.ma 21.).

3;1. MOND.A:Y. FEBRUARY 5. 1912. -'f"VENTY PAGES.

Information Required of Loan Shark VictimsWho Wish Tribune Bureau to Handle T~eir •••••

Fill in the followin, blanlr and mail to the Anti.I.oan Sitar,•••••••••Th. Tribune, Chica,o:

1. Give your full name, age and residence ;:.. _

It yoar wife (or lausha.nd)2. Married, single or divorced?· _

I3.

4.

••."How long have you been employed continuoully at )'Oar last place of em-

5.

ployment? t----Give the name and addresses and aaaounu that you owe dift8l'ent loaD fInIIa:

Name AddrQI Amouat AmOllllt PaidBorrowed. - '- --- ---- --- -

~- - --- ---,. - - ---6, Is your salary assigned to eadi one aboYe?' _

7. If not to each, to which? _

8, How much does eaeI! claim from you as the balance clue them; priadpal

and interest? . _

9. Are any asslgnment~ now filed with your employer a'aiDst your _,ea?

10. If so, state what broker has filed an a,signmlt: _

11. After assigning your wages, to anyone of the aboYe, did you eIIange .y~r

place o~ employment?

12. If so, give the date of the change and the name of your former employer

13. Did you sign you'1fssignment in blank or was it Oed out in the name of

your employer at the time you borrowed the money? _

14. Give your total indebtedness _

15. Gift the namel of any of the laWyer. of The Tribune'. LoaD Shark

» it , I

NOTE-Tlds blanA:i. pnnted m~relll for conemieme of """'1. It lind 1101'" ""d,lIutthe questions ture asked must'" answered so thal /he GUornevl lIl411d«idI upon \lour _.

,

SUMMARY 'OF

ltiMt'SRATURE IN CHlCAOO.[Laot 2~ hllUro.I

INDEX TO CLASSIFIED ADS, PAGE 16

THE NEWS.

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BU~LD ING BUREA tJ TRIO ON ICE BRIDGEIN GRAFT SYSTEM? CARRIED TO DEATH

AT NIAGARA FALLSCivil Service Board Gets Evi-dence Against Inspectors onTip from Commissioner.. .

Ericsson.

CO...TTRACTORSIN THE NET

Marked Money Whieh Passed toCity Employe Now Being Held

as Proof; Four Men AreDismissed.

•The civil serv!ee commission has dL!lcov-

ered another lIeld for reeearch tn the citycovernment. For the last six weekR Inves-tigators have been looklnc up the work otbuilding Inspectors and the gathering. ot aInass of evidence Bald to prove graft, Incom-petence. and criminal negligence wll1 becompleted In a few da)'s, accordtng' to re-port.Building Commissioner Henry Ericsson L!l

the maD who otarted the attempt at house-cleaning In his own department. No soonerhad h u8umed ofllce than he rea lind thed.,..rtment'B whole working plan was In-ade<luate, because no check wae kept (U1 thelnapectors, Borne seventy-of1ve In number.

Four Inspectors Diacharged.On evldeft<le of accepting bribes from con-

tractors, n6ll'Iect ot duty, and Ine1tlcle~y.tour Inspectors ha.ve been reported by thebutiUnc comml9ll:l0ner and dllcharged tromthe eervlce by the civil eervlcecommlll6'1onFurther tndlcattone ot IIratt and Incom-

petency In the bulldlng depa,rtment causedthe commissioner to place his complaintsbetore the civil servtce commlslson with anappeal for assistance. The matter was turnedoyer to' the- etnctenc)' dlvL!llon and severaltnvesttgatore we-re switched from the taskof tracing dishonesty among police ofllclalsto IP);'" on the sWlpected building tnspec-tors.Bulding Commissioner Encaapn uld yBi!-

terday that the In'VeetilJators had not yet re-ported to him the result of their work. Headmitted he had asked the ctvtt service com-mllolon for aalmanee and that he had beenpromised help In his p.fforts to clear thedepartment of dtahonelt and Incompetentemplo)'~s.

Wlsat Inquiry Revealed.According to one man, who has been In

close touch with the work ot the Investiga-torS, their lnqu.lry has dlaclo~d:MaD7 IData.ce" of 'ltdlter)' b)' coa-torll.1••pect_1I 1IUIke tallI. "POl'tli ODuau..... tlae _"tractorll of wJalch

floorhitt a••,. t••.apeetors ha e matte

no .ttortl. to llee tlaat bulldl.*_ are•••••••ted aecordlnlr to depanDlent relrU-latlo aad ordlnaDcea.Thllt In.•'eatl •.atora tor the COIllDlla-

alon ha"e been oftered brlbea by cou-tractorll who took them tor Inspeetora.Tllat bulldlu. lnapectora deUber-tel)' o"erlook aerlo.a defect" In con-tr.ctlon of bulldlDlra aDd walt tilltlae at•.•ct.re III bear _mpletoD, hentlleF hold •• the contractor bF tbreat-el.I••• to compel h'lDlto repair the de-tect .aleaa theT are .1"41" huahm.oneT.

Plea to Council Jl'aila.Before appealtIlY.fto the civil service com-

I mission, Buildtng Inspector Encnon askedthe c<luncH comlnlttee tor an approprlatlonof a few hund!'ed dollars to enable him tocarry on aome detective work. He requeetedthat a 1mall 1Iot/mbe transferred trom the'10,000 saved oOt of the department appro-priation of last )'ear, but he was turned down.The bUilding Inspector Is aroused over the

failure ot the state's attorney to prolet'utesome of the Insp£ctore, Although ",trongprodts ot the guilt of ~~veral of the dls-cnarged men WBS presented' to Slate's Altor-ney Wayman, accord~ng to Bulldlng Inspec-tor ErolcellOn,the pro.seeulor refused to takeaction, saying he ~uld not do ~o under thelaw .

Finds Case of Bribery••When I entered ofllce I found l.bout sev-

eJlty-tive Inspectors working there and doingae they pleased," raid Mr. Erlc;:son. ••Themen reported at tlie ofllce mornings, wentout on their beats and never came back tillnight, when the~' turned In their reporta. Ihad no means of keeping In touch with them."I ordered them to call up the omce b)'

telfphone two ot three times a da)' and re-port. In thIs war we could communicatecomplaints from the section of the city Inwh~h ther were working snd the Inspectorscoulll attend to the complaint right o~. Thissaved time and more work could be accom-plishEd.••Soon ll.fter I became commls.!toner I

began to ~uspect some of the Inspectors werecrooked. I trapped one man. I had twoInvestigators sent out to trail him. Theywitnessed a contractor give him a '2:; bribe.The 'money was marked and the IlUIpectorwas arrested about a block from where hewas given the cash. The marke-d moneywaif found on his perB{)n. I had' the mal>arreste-d and reported the case to the state'sattorn e)', but Wayman did nothing. TheInspector was discharged b)' the c~tl eervlcecommission.

Warns All Inspectors.•• I then warned aDIthe Inoapectors. I asked

them to bring me every contractor who triedto brIbe them. Later a contractor trle-d toput over a crooked plan. One 1nspector toldhim the p.ans ;:,ou!.d..nC'tbe paseed. Then. th~cC'ntractar pulled out an en.velopEa.nd handedIt over to the Inilpector with the remark thathe had "bettEr be good." The Inspect:>.'".as~~ the contract<lr'6 outs'tretched han.;without touching the mon~y and led the manInto m)' ofIlce I had the contl'flctor aI'-reltted, but he- never has been tried. WeIha\1 have the eJlvelO'J)eWith the money he'tJrled to pa)' tb the Inspector.•• I know ot cases where l·n4lpectors have

dellb~rateJy ove-rlooked detects In brick con-struction and ho9.ve ~ald nothln.g uMII th~str.ucture walt nenl)' completed. In some8'Uch cases the contractoor1! did not knoowtheyhad vIolated the law. When. the bull'::lng\\"3.S nearly don•.• the Inspectors would telltl:e contractor about the defect and compelh~m '" pay' ollence money' or tear doOwnthebulld~n:; ,at a great €xpense. I have been un-lable t« Mcure ~ufllclent proofs 0'Il ~ucncases. I have had a great deal of trout-It'wah west side cont~::ctors and buUdcrs. Thecheapest S'tructuretl be1nc ere-cted are coin&,u» OIl tb. wut .a...

LOCAL,TRIBUNE bureau starts fight against

loan sharks today. pa.e 1. IGraft system found In building de-

partment as result of tip trom Commis-sioner Ericsson. pqe 1.Girl musicians stop }fire panl? In thea-

ter. Pa •.e 1.Indiana company will agree to save

Chicago $1.000,000 If given garbage con-tract, now costing $4J1,500a year. PD •• .:LMiss Mary E. Childs censures rule at

Dunning, Pa •• :a.Street car men discuss strike prepara-

tory to massmeetlng tonight. Pa •• 4-Chicago Ia-bor I'EQderewiLlfig'ht extradition.

It Indicted at Indianapolis. Pap 4.Resolution Introduced In Federation

of Labor condemns police raids on unionheadquarters. pa •• 5.Chicagoans see early morning sun

dog In record form. Pa.eli. I-------..:..:..:....:.:::..:==:.:..:.:.:==~~:.-Christian Endeavorers throughout

world celebrate founocSlng of organiza-tion. 1'a •.e8.West side residents lose long fight

against saloon In nelghborhoO'd. Pa •• O.S. Herman Leweck sets new worlu's

record tor the backward lea.p onskatell. Pa.e 9.COommerclal cars on exhibition today

at Coliseum auto show. Pa ••••Morgan Park bo4rd asks police pro-

tection, tearing mob violence In annexa-tion squabble. Pa •• 11.

( FOREIGN.Skeleton tound In England Indica tee

human race Is hundroos of thousands of IIyears old. Pa.e 7.King George and Queen Mary return

to Britain trom India. Pa •• 7.In ven tor kllJed testing all' device de-

signed to save life. Pace 7.

SPORTING-PAGE 14-Changes In football rules win popu-

lar approval In west.Scotch curlers arrive ready to play

nine games today.Coulon's victory over Conley stamps

him as king ot bantams.Local bowlers reject Individual mem-

bel'lhlp plan to A. B. Co

Tell Your,NewsdealerToQay

to save you a copy of nextSunday's Tribune.The demand yesterday

was so great that hundredsof personshave compl~nedthat they could not buyTribunes at the newsstands.The onI safe way is to

Ortier Early fromYour Newsdealer

Man and Boy Heroes Los811yeSIn Futile Effortto SaYBWoman

When FloB Breaks.

VICTIMS BECOME CONFUSED

Prlsence If Mind If Old River"DOI" Prnents Death of Him-

stU and faur Others.

lAM STARTS WITH~UT WARNING

Niagara Falls, N. Y., Feb. 4.-'£he greatIce bridge which has choked the river chan-nel between the cataract and the upperste-el arch bridge below the falls tor the lasttl:(ree weeks. broke from Its shoring at noontoday. It shot down the river, taking withIt to their death a man and woman believedto be Mr. and Mrs. Elqrldge Stanton of 247Huron street, Toronto, and Durrell Heacock,17 )'ears old, of East One Hundred and sev-en-teenth street. Cleveland, O. Mr. Stantonwas 32 )'ears old and a stauoner. Mrs. Stan-ton Willi28 years old.Four other persons were on the Ice at the

time, but managed to get ashore tn satety.The bridge was considered sate. For

weeks the great fields ot Ice had been com-Ing do .••.n the river, pl1lng up against thebarrter, untll It was trom sixty to eIc'htyfeet thick, and under the Inlluence ot zeroweather the ".ee.t mass had become t1rmlyanchored to the shore. The jam was about1.000 teet In length and In some places aquartet ot a mile In breadth.

Bridge Was Thoug!.t Saf ••Fol' two weeh It had otrered BIl.te pa..seage

td the hardy and toda)' an Immense crowdot n:cuI'Illonlat came to view the winterwonder ot the river.Had the accident happened an hour later In

the day hundrecle would have 10ft their lIv,.,tor the crowd wu moving lnoto Proapectpark In the elevators that run down tttecUa: to tll'e pttrPOI1l ot enlurlng out uponthe Ice.8om.Wh.r~ deep In the great Whirlpool

tontght sleeps the man, partially Identifiedas Mr. Btanton, who twice put aside cbancesof rescue In order to remain with his terrorstricken wife, and Who, In the shadow otdeath-Just at the break In the rapids,spurned aMIstance for himself and attempt-ed to bind about the woman's body a ropedanglln&" trom the lower stecl arch bridge.The lad, Burrell Heacock, was cast in the

same mold. I;iad he not turned back on theIce to glvII assistance to the man, he, too,might have made the ehOfe.

Eight PersoDS on Floe.On the bridge lIotthe time It tore free trom

the shore besldel those d:rowne-dwere Mon-roe Gilbert ot th cit)·, Ignatius Roth otCleveland, Heacock's companion; WllJlamHill and WIlliam Labland, river men. andan unldentu1ed italian.Hlll's shack was nearest to the American

shore. When he heard the grinding andcrashing of the Ice he ran a t top speedt\>wards the Canadian ~hore call1ng to theotheMl to tollow him. Lablopd gave themwarning that satety la)' In that direction.Gilbert and the italian tollowed their lead,but the others became contufed. By thetime they had regained their oomposurethe bridge was moving tast down therln'r.The man and woman started first towards

the American •.hore, but were stopped by alane of open water. Bock they ran againlowardl the Canadian side. then turn I'dbout and made for the American sld~.'Vhen hal' Iy more than fitty yarde trom therocky shore the woman tell on her tace,utterly spent." I can't go on; I can't go on." she crle-d.

"Let us dte here."

Man and Bo}'! Heroos.And all the time the great tleld.of Ice. driven

onward by a south"'est gale, and pre\sedby a jam broken free trom Its anchorage ne,rthe base ot the Horseshoe tall, went onbreastlng the terrible 0 .ltrush of the NiagaraFalls Power compan)"s tunnel outnow, themightiest current In all the river, withoutbeing broken.As the woman fell the man strove to get

her to her feet again. and tried to drag heralonl' the Ice, call1ng tor assistance to Rothand Heacock. who were nearest. Heacockturned back to the couple and helped sup-port the woman. The act cost him hisliteRoth struggled along over the hummocks

of Ice, getting close to- the open stretch otwater at the Canadian end of the jam. Therewere men on the shore read)" to give himassistance, Lablond, Hill, William Cook,I:nd Supt. Harry King ot the Ontario Powercompany.

Drags Boy Ashore.They were stationed at the boltom ot the

cItff just at the toot at Eastwocd street,Niagara Falls, Onto Roth was afraid totrust himself In the Icy waters. La Blondjumped out to the tleld ot Ice with a ropeand halt carried, halt dragged the boyashore.Word hat the Ice brlc%e had gone out

tlashed through the city like wild lire. andwithin a Short time the American shore of theriver was lined. by thousands of people whowitnessed the tragedy being enacted In thedeEp ravine below them.After getting Roth sately ashore the men

made an eftort to reach the other three onthe Ice 1I0e. But at a point about 600 feetbelow the upper ste-el arch bridge the Icefield broke Into two great tlelds. one sectionwent towards the American shore and an-chored on a g3"eat rock near the h)'draultcpower house. The moving fioe with Ihethree helpless being'll passed slowly down theriver.

Firemen to Rescue.MeanWhile the tire headquarters truck had

been called Ollt, and a general alarm ot fireon the Canadian dde called out the men

.(;oatl •••• _ P'" oi, 001•••• 80).

* PRICE ONE

GIRL MUSICIANSSTOP FIRE PANIC

Play and Sing in Theater asAudience Quietly Walks OutWhile House Is BeingClouded with Smoke.

BLAZE STARTS SUDDENLY.

By Time )!eu, Women, an Chil-dren Reach Street the Build-ing Is in Flames, but No

One Is Injured.

Ribbons of smoke coming through the fioordrove 300 men. women, and children lastnight tram a ;; cent theat~r at Twelfth andPaulina streets. They left ~ehlnd two tiredand badly frightened girls, one playing' aplano and the other slngrng,Even as the two followed the audience to

eafety the smoke changed to flame. In a tewminutes the building WIlSon tire (rom end toend.Kot a person In the audience was In-jured.

The example of the girls prevented a panic.Except tefr a little conruston and crowding,those In the theater made their exit as Itnothing unusual had happened .. Untll thetire leaped through the floor few realtzed thedanger In which they had walked.

Audience Sees Smoke.The girls were Miss Evelyn 'Vetsberg. It!

)'ears old. of 8Qt) South Ashland avenue, anaMiss RU\J1 Roden, 17 )'ears old, 1384 NorthLincoln avenue. Evelyn plays the plan');Ruth sings. They were just startlng" Mr.Dream Man" w-hen the tlrst smoke f.undtts way throu"l'h the floortng.•. O-O-O-'H! Mr. Dream MllII1,"sang Ruth,

•• I want to dream some mo-o-re!' Shecoughed. A bit of smoke had, re-ached herthroat. The audIence saw a blue str-eamercreeping through the calcium and becamere sttess A ",oman rose In the front row.Her children clustered about her. The smokebecome stronger-so strong It was perceptibleto all-a d tor a moment the theater teem-bled on the verge of a panic.•• Don't move r" The words came from

R. N. Powers, t~e proprietor. He was walk-I·n« o!!ml!ln~I)'down the alsle_ ••The turnacedownstairs Is smoking a little, but there'sno danger. Jrnrt get your things toge thr r andgo out slowly." He leaned toward Evelrn,who had let her tlngers rel't on the key.s.

Girl Keeps Playing Piano.••Play," he whispered hoarsely. "pia)'!"

Evelyn played. "See," laughed Mr. Power.""the girls' will give ~ou s-omE'~hln,gtookeepstep to." The a udience smiled ')e.ck, a lItt~euneasIlY. The floor was beginning to getwarm: !lleo, the smoke W'3.B u'n,p·l-eB.SantAI! exc~t about fitt)' were- out when the

first bit ot really black smoke-tlle kind· otsmoke which spells danger-burst into view.The fift)- jumped torward Ie If struck with aIash. James Stanley. 21 nars old, or 3M4Grenshaw street, one of the cooler men, sawthe movement. HIs eye fel! ona rear exit .••Lots 0 room here," he shoutid. Half of

the fltty sponded. "woman with threechildren became separated from them In herhaste to reach the door. Miss Bessie Katz, 18yeara old. of tlOOSouth Chester st:-eet, pickedup the smallest ones. With a reassuringlaugh she tollowed the mother.

Girls Last to Leave.The crowd' at the front entrance was not

big en'Ough to endanger Itself. It reachedthe street uninjured. So d!B that at therear. Then Ruth, coughing the ~moke outof her lungs, stepped down off the platf<lrm,grabbed her hat. and observed:" Sa~', Eva, the next tIme I'm slngtn' , Mr.

Dream Man' you want to lar olf of ' FIddleUp on Your Violin.' They don't go welltogether, even If there Is a fire In llle house;"Then the two girls hurried out together, thelaEt to lea ve the house.

FIRE IN HULL HOI:JSEGROUPSTIRS SYMPATHY OF N:EIGIiB{)RSHalf Drened Crowds Watch EarlyMorning Blaze, Probably Started byDancers in Bowen Ball,

Halsted s reet. residents turned out ye~·terda)' when It was reported that BOWEnhall, a minor building of the Hull house sat-tlement, was afire. From a radius ot se\'-Eral blocks 10)'al retainers of MIss Jane Ad.<iama and her "castle" gathered In varlo'lsstages ot raiment to see If the report weIlltrue.They found Bowen hall concealed In smoke

and a half hundred residents of the mainbuilding making hurried preparations to re-move their belongings. }>'oran hour the firethreaten-ed the entire hall; then the tour en-gine and two truck companies called got Itunder cor.trol. The 10Es was about lllO,OOO.Miss Addams, who was viSiting on the northside, did not know of the fire ur.t11 It wasout. ',_ ••Bowen hall lies just west of the main build.'

In,g. It Is brick, ~hree stories high, and walel'Eoted by MrtI. Joseph T. Bowen, In whos'lhonor it Is named.Until 1 o'cloock In the morning, one ot the

settlement clubs occupied the main audito-rium wIth a dancIng party. It Is believeda negILgen't gruest on his way out stoppe~lon.g enough to toss a lightEd £Igar or match'Into the outer vestibule.

&O·ILER IN, CHURCH BASEMENTEXPLODES BETWEEN SERV'I,CES

It Happens Between Sun(1ay School andMorning Service-No One Hurt-Pas-tor Gives Thank!.

Sunday school has just been d~smissed Andchurch time was near )'ss terd a)' morningwhen an overheated boiler In the basementof the Brookllne Presbyterian church atEast Seventr-thlrQ street and JacMon ave-nue exploded.It It had hTa'Ppen€da few mtnut<'s befoN!

or a fEWminutes later, ther~ would probablyhave !,leen a panIc. As It W'!lS,Mrs, Edwar(J.R. Worrell, wife of the pastor, and MllIRCatherl'ne Gunn, the oroganllt, were the onlyones to leave the buildIng. ThE)' thouarl.b)' the escaplnog Bteam that the church hadcaught tire. Dr Worre'l and .John M. FOr-syth. ~horlster, ron downstairs to see If thejanlto'r had been Injured. They found hehad lEtt onl)' a tew min.utes before.At a short ~ervlce hel<lat'tEr the steam had

c eared away, Dr. Worrel gave ~hanks forthe escape of hIs con,gngatlo·n. It was rho:tbecause the heatlng p:••nt had Its abldlncplace m ~e exploded bolleI'. No serVice waah.ld- at Di&'h t.

CENT IN ClUCAOO !!I1'l'JIIliANDIUBURBI. ~

ELOPERS SUlCILOVE OFLOST MATLED GIRL TO DEAT

Wife of Frederick No~18 ftegretted Fllghtfrom W.L. SI!·dam, MillionaIre Husband.

Short, Unbappy Marriale of YNew York Affinities ERdld

by Gas AsplYliatiaR.

AUTO INJURY INCIDENT T8 H

New York, Feb. 4.-[Speclal.]-LoulLawrence Wlllte Noble, dlvorged wlte OifMillionaire Walter Llspenard s"uydam, ••nilFrederick Noble, with whom me elO1le4,iput an end to a short and unhappy marrlillite this morning by lying down In frontthe kitchen range In their apartment atWest Twelfth street and turning an the •••••In all the burners.The double suicide carne about live month,

after the elopement of Mrs. Su)'dam anFrederick Noble. and twenty-tlv, days attheir marriage, .The two had little happlneas alnee. th.

earl)' dare of their elopeml!Ct. Mrl. Bu:V~dam hsd confessed to trlen12s that ••he ~not love Noble, her hU4lband. and tll&t s".never would love 1&lIJOI1ebut Mr. luy.whom she had fo~cJ: ). her ~Jop.mtJlt tdlvorce her.Others In the apartll\fllt houte sa)' tha

Noble tried to kill hlm"lf last Frida)' nll"h •after a pro longed and violent quarrel

Suydam Unnerved; Auto Bit. Xan.A few minutes after the disco'\'erJ of th

bodies, Mrs. ~oble's former husband, luydam, was summoned bt telephone and' arrh'e4 quickl)' tn ilia llutomobile. He 11".much affected by tile news of tr~ ~ul"ldethe woman.8u)'dam 11 not re er lrom. hlll-&&U

UPtm leavln, the h u.e, pu ~. stili &0 unerv~d iJ) Uti tfal64)' tlfat "'litll d'rlvhIs auromobtte an Fltth aVe'I'lueht ran do~Edwerd Rappold, a mall.! carrier.He to 1'f! InJured 'mllh 'to a hospItal

leavIng rllers thllt no Pense be spare4tn tr~atlng 1:ls InjurIes It" as said thman would recover,The lIllartment In which the Noble. dlecl

was In the same buildIng and juH one 1I00rabove the apartment they accup!ed togetherbefor\! ·Mr. SU)'dam got his divorce, .ndwhich ecame 1{nownas ••atnnlty fiat •.

Goes to V.iait Mother.Mr. and Mrs. Noble went out tog<ether

SaturdA)' atternQon about :I o·clock. About4 o'clock, Mrs. Noble sent a melsenger boyback to the apartment hOUle-the name ot IIs the Regina-to get two ot her three Pomer-anlans ar.d bring them to the home of tiermother, Mrs. John J. White, at 1 LeXingtonav~nue.Da"ld Servl@s, the superintendent ot the

Regina went to the Noble apartment and lotDixie and We Uns, Mrs. Noble's black Pomsand gave them to the bO)', k!avlng P.a 6 "'sen old white Porn, alone In the apartment.At80'elock Saturday night Servl. received

a telegram tram Mr~. Noble asklnll'" him totake Plumes down Into his own apartmentand teed It. She said that she probably wouldspend the night at her mother's, FrederickKoble came home alone at 11:.11 o'clockSaturda~' night and went up to Is apart-ment.Up at 1 Lexington avenue, Mrs. Nobl

atter dining with her mother, 'Went upataland said she was going to bed early. JIll's.White went to her room about 10 o'clockto sa)' good nl&"ht. Mrs. Noble waa not In tlHlroom. Her mother, thinking her dauchtel'had gone out for a walk before retiring, wento her own room and retired. She again wento her d·aughter's room at 9 o'clock thtsmorning.

Bed Not Used; Kother Alarmed.The young woman wal!lnot In the room an"

the bed waa not dleturbed. Mr&. WhitcaUed up the Regina, and, lf6tUng no replfrom the Noble apartment, got Serviss 0the wire and asked him tt Mrs. Noble w..,there. The mother added that she waa w('r-rled. Serviss went up to the apart menrany} the door bell, and knocked loudly. Thehe called up police headquarters, and P,Ilcemen Donnell and Brennan werearound trom the Mercer street etatlon."'hlte arrived In her automobile at athe same time.The Noble apartment, ot some nine or t

rooms, had two doora opening on the hal~The one most frequentl)' used was boltef'on the Inside. Serviss opened the other witit'his pass key. It waa barrlcade~ with ckalra;which were shoved out at the way. M tbdoor was>opened the smell ot gas was strongServiss took Mra. White down to hla owapartment and the policemen pushed on Inthe apartment.

Wife's Body Over Ndble'. Arq).The door leading from the hall Into th

kitchen was closed. Noble's body lay facup on the noor In front ot the gas ranehis lett arm outstretched. Mrs. Noble's bodY'lar across her husband'B outstretched armNoble was dressed In blue troullers and 10tt.white sUk shirt, open at the neck, and waIn his stocking feet. Mrs. Noble wore QDt~an embroidered silk skirt and a silk kimono.The clothing she had worn at her motll.r·

the night betore lay on her bed, wltlclt hatrIot been slept In. Her fur coat, tura, glovand silver bag were on the table in the tronroom, along with Noble's hat, overCOAt.gloves, stick, and sliver clgAret caae. 011top ot the furs was a.n opened book, ••1'1t.Story ot Ida."There was no letter to explain the reas,

loi' the ~ulcldes. Friends ot the young manDnd woman say none WSJ! neeessary. P )sIclsns gave the opinion that the.. two be.4been dead four or Ave hours.Krs, White h&41 word lent to JCdfrW I