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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
CATCH NINE MEN
IN FEDERAL NET
Are Indicted in Alaskan Coal Land
Cases-Conspirscy Is
Charge.

cago.-Uncle Sans fight to curb
financial exploiters of Alaska had its
latest development in Chicago. The
federal grand jury here returned in
dictments against nine men on charges
Of conspiracy to obtain title by fraud
to more than 10000 acres of Alaska
coal lands in the heart of the rich Ma
tanuska district.
They were Albert c. Frost, former
president of the Chicago & Milwau-
kee Electric company and promoter
of other enterprises, now in Europe;
Pierre G. Beach, former secretary of
the Alaska Central railroad and at
present secretary and treasurer of the
Albert c. Frost company; George NJ.
Seward, receiver for the Frost
company; Frank Watson, of
Spokane, Wash, George A Ball
Of Muncie, Ind, Duncan NJ. Stew
art, Seward, Alaska, formerly mana
ger Of the Southern bank of Toronto,
Ont; Henry C. Osborne, Gwyn L.
Francis and Francis H. Stewart of
Toronto, bankers and brokers, who
aided Frost
The men were indicted under the
conspiracy statute, which is known as
section $40 of the revised statutes CO
the United States The penalty pro-
vided is fine of $4,000 or imprison-
ment for two years, or both, on all
counts in the Indictment. There are
two counts in the Indictment returned
There are now about twenty in
dictments pending in different parts
of the country growing out Of the
Alaskan frauds, and more are prom
Bed as soon as these cases are out of
the way.
1t is charged that by this means
the conspirators, or some Of them,
hoped to receive and enjoy the bene-
fits of a greater number of locations
and entries of coal lands, and Of a
greater quantity of coal lands than
allowed by law.
The Indictment of Receiver Seward
is a surprise, as he had been sum
moned as one of the witnesses to tes
tify before the grand jury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
WILL REFUSE TO AUDIT BILLS
Secretary of State Frear to Hold Up
Claims of Civil Service Comm s.
sion and Force Test of Law.

Madison.-The validity of the state
civil service law, in some of its
phases at least, is likely to be
brought to an immediate test of the
supreme court by reason of the refer
ence to the attorney general by Sec
rotary of State Frear, FOR an opinion.
as to the legality of certain expenses,
incurred, and which the attorney
general advises are illegal and that
audit should be refused
Secretary OF State Frear has de-
cided to follow the advice of Attornev
General Bancroft and refuse to audit
bills of the state civil service commits
sion until the constitutionaIity of the
law creating the commission has been
established by the supreme court.
IhIs will compel the members of the
commission to institute suit to deter
mine the validity of the statute and
Is regarded as a victory for the attor-
ney general. 1t was thought he
would be forced to assume an agrees
slVe role when he announced that he
would dispute the power of the COM
mission to refuse him the right to
appoint Byron J. Castle as his assis-
tant without regard to the civil serv-
ice requirements.
In several of the state depart
ments questions have heretofore been
raised, as to the powers of state Of
hcers in matters of appointment,
where they have differed with the
views of the state civil service board.
The question, however, is now
brought up in a new form by Secre-
tary of State Frear, owing to his
doubt as to the validity of certain
bills and his request for an opinion
as to his right to pay them. He is
advised that they are not authorized
by law and the attorney general
recommends that one of the members
OF the civil service board proceed by
mandamus at once to secure speedy
settlement OF the question by the su-
preme court of the constitutionality
OF the state civil service law.
One of the bills, although the name
IS not mentioned, evidently is for
expenses ($2S293) incurred on a
trip east by member and secretary
OF the state civil board which re-
suited in securing the appointment
OF Prof. Bumpus of New York as
financial agent of the state univer-
s1ty at a salary of $4,000 a year. The
attorney general informs the secre-
tary of state that there is no provi-
sion authorizing the commissioners
to go outside the state to conduct
examinations and that the letter and
spirit of the law require ali exam
nations to be conducted within this
state,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
500 BILLS ARE INTRODUCED
Many Measures Before Legislature
Dims Hopes of Short Sess on
VIDE Range Is Covered.

Madison.-Nearly 1900 bills have
been introduced in the legislature,
and more are coming nearly every
day. There were about 900 bills
introduced in the last session, and it
is probable that this number will be
exceeded long before the present ses-
sion is over. In the assembly over
LOCO bills have been introduced.
which is more than was introduced in
this house during the entire session
OF 1909. The senate has not had
so many bills as two years ago. but
the number will come near that of
the session of 1909 before the close
of the session
The high number on the list is
bllls dealing with appropriations.
There have been LAT bills bearing APP
preparations introduced in both
houses up to the present time. Next
TO appropriations, schools and mat
ters connected with them are the fav-
orlte, running up to well over 100.
Fish and game have nearly ninety
bills to their credit, while bills re-
iatlng to courts and procedure num-
Der nearly the same.
One OF the noticeable features is
the great number of labor bills which
have been introduced, no less than
sixty such bills being on the records
of the two houses. The subject of tax
alton is represented by over seventy
bills. Insurance is also a fruitful
field, and fifty bills have been intro
duced up to the present relating to
the regulation of insurance compan-
les or agents. But thirty bills have
been introduced dealing with bank
ing, but among them are two bills
of great Importance, the bin pro-
viding for the guarantee of bank de-
posits and the segregation of the
savings deposits.
Cities and municipalities are as
usual well to the fore with bills re-
lating to them. Over 100 bills of
this kind have been introduced. The
range of subjects in the bills already
introduced includes everything from
advice to congress which comes in
the shape of nearly thirty bills, to
constitutional amendment which
have thirty designs for changes in
that ancient institution to ferret bills,
game and taxes.
With this mass of legislation it is
impossible to tell when the legisla-
ture will adjourn. Optimistic legis-
lators assert that the adjournment
will come early in May, others claim
it will be well along in June before
the legislators shake the dust of
Madison from their feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
MAY CALL CARNEGIE IN PROBE.
Books Show Ironmaster Loaned De-
funct Bank Much Money.

New York. = At the conclusion
of the grand jury's investiga-
ton into the affairs of the defunct
Carnegie Trust company, it was an
nounced that Andrew Carnegie may
be called before the jury as a wit
ness. ''The books of the trust COM
pany show that Mr. Carnegie lent it
vast sums of money" said District
Attorney Charles S. Whitman. "He
never got it back and l think 1t is
doubtful if he ever will get it back.
1t is more than likely that Mr.. Car
negie will be asked to tell the grand
Jury about these loans He will be
called if the evidence shows that his
testimony is necessary"
Joseph R. Robin, who has pleaded
guilty to larceny in connection with
his banking operations, probably will
be the principal witness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
FIRE SWEEPS LUMBER YARD
Blaze in Milwaukee Manufa curing
District Does $4,000 Damage
Fireman Dies of Exhaustion.

Milwaukee,-Fire which broke out
in the stables of the NJ HiIty Lum-
Der company plant in the Menomonee
valley manufacturing district de-
stroyed half of the north yard be-
longing to the company and threat
ened 100000 worth of adjoining
property. The flames were famed
by thirty-mile gale and only heroic
work by the firemen prevented the
entire district being swept
One fireman, Fred D. Clark, drop
ped from exhaustion while mounting
a ladder and died on his way to "a
hospital
The loss is placed at about $780,
600.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
BANK RoBBER is CONVICTED.
John Callahan Guilty at Wichita of
Selling Stolen Stamps.

Wichita, Kan. = John Callahan,
alleged to have been for years
the leader of a band of bank and post
office robbers, was convicted in the
federal court here of selling stolen
postage stamps. The maximum pen
atty is ten years in prison and fine
of $4,000.
Another count remains untried, that
Of conspiracy with Frank S. Burt, for
mer chief of police of Wichita, and
with L. S. Naftzger. former president
of the Fourth National bank of this
city, in connection with the disposal
of stolen stamps.
Burt admitted that while chfef OF
police he had protected Callahan and
that Callahan had sold him stolen
postage stamps from December, 1909,
until August, 1910.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
LAKES DEAD MAY BE GIVEN UF.
Ludington (Mich.) Observers Believe
Wisconsin Explosion Raised Bodies.

Ludington, Mich. = The water in
Lake Michigan has been dirty
and unfit for drinking since the
explosion of the powder mills at
Pleasant Prairie, Wis, last week.
Marine men are of the opinion that
the violence of the vibrations may
have been sufficient to bring to the
surface the bodies Of the men who
went down with the Pere Marquette
car ferry No IS off the Wisconsin
shore last fall A sharp lookout for
bodies is being kept all along the
shore here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
NEVADA DIVORCE MADE EASIER.
Legislature Passes Six Months Resi-
dence Bill Permitting Absences.

Reno, New. The popularity
of Nevada, and particularly of
Reno, with the unhappily married is
to be increased, if that is possible
The legislature let down the bars
further than they have been when
both houses passed a bill making a
residence of six months the only re-
quirement in divorce actions. The
privilege of leaving the state when
necessary" is to be accorded to all
who are esta blishing a residence. The
bill now goes to the governor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
So, 1915 Paid for Prize GUERNSEY.

Oconomowoc.-The sale of Guern-
sey cattle at the NJ H. Tichenor farm
on Lac La Belle attracted 1000 peo-
pie to the large barns at Westmore-
land farm. Sixty-three head of the
finest bred Guernseys were auctioned
off, the highest price paid for any
one animal being s2,375, which was
paid by Ralph Trait of Whitewater
for Imported Hero, which has taken
the first prize at several state and
national stock shows.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
WEEDS SON OF AMBASSADOR
Marriage of Helen Miles Rogers and
Ogden Mills Reid at Racine Is
Marked by Simple Service.

Racine.-The wedding of Helen
Miles Rogers, daughter of Mrs. Ben
jamin Talbot Rogers, and ogden
Mills Reid, son of Ambassador and
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid of New York
city, was celebrated at st. Johns
chapel, Racine college. The Rev. H.
Talbot Rogers, d. D., of Fond du
Lac, Wis, a brother of the bride,
performed the ceremony.
The father of the groom, the Hon
Whitelaw Reid, ambassador of the
United States to the court of st.
James, London, Eng, and republican
nominee for vice-president of the
United States in 1892, attended the
wedding
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Fall of Ancient Building.

Great excitement prevailed in Not
bingham a few days ago, when three
stored warehouse was blown over
bodily, nothing but the foundations re-
manning, says an English exchange.
The building was used as a grain
warehouse and mailing house. 1t was
a hundred yards long and 200 years
old The building heeled bodily over
and collapsed into the street, the up
per part striking the houses on the
opposite side. The inhamitants Of
the district left their beds and hurried
into the street, believing an earth
quake had taken place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
10000 WOMEN READY TO VOTE.
Milwaukee Has Unexpectedly Large
Registration of Fair Sex.

Milwaukee. Ten thousand wo-
men, it is estimated, are reg
istered in Milwaukee for the school
board election on April 4. The unex-
pectedly large registration is attrib-
uted to the energy displayed by club
women. In every ward of the city
members of women's clubs urged
their sisters to go to the polls and
make themselves eligible to vote.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Ria Fish Tired TWO AnoIers.

After firing two anglers in a fight,
the seasons record albiscore was land.
ed here by Capt. G.. Farnsworth. The
hsh weighed 81 p pounds.
Thomas R. Elliot of New Orleans
was the angler who hooked the fish,
but owing to its terrific fight to gain
liberty he was unable to continue the
battle Next to take a hand in the
fray" was Mr. Elliot's brother, who
was fishing from the same launch
Before the fight could be won the rod
had to be turned over to the boat
man.-Avalon correspondence Los An
geles Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Wanted Burial at Home

Strong love and longing for her wild
island home, which she had not seen
for % years. prompted a dying woman
in Inverness to ask that her body be
buried in the PARKWAY burial ground
in North Uist, an island of the group
of the South HebriGes The coffin
was taken by rail to Kyle of Lochalsh
and thence by steamer to Portree,
and after having been driven over
rough country for 80 miles it was
safely inferred at Kilmuir. in the Out,
ar Isles Glasgow Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
sUFFRkGESTS' AGENT QUITS
Differences Over Amount of Funds
for Promoting Cause in LegisIa-
ture is Cause Of Resignation.

Madison.-At a meeting of the
suffragists Mrs. Mary Swain Wagner
clashed with Mrs Olympia Brown
Willis of Racine. Mrs. Willis asked
that a fund of $500 be raised to
carry on the propaganda. Mrs. Wag-
ner insisted that it should be at least
$40, 900 in order to carry on effective
work. Mrs. Wagner, who came from
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, to become leg
islative agent for the suffragettes,
will return home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
LEE CHRISTMAS is REWARDED
Soldier of Fortune Reported Made a
Governor in Honduras.

Houston, Tex. = 1t is no longer
Gen. Lee Christmas, soldier of for
tune, Insurrecto and all-around
fighting man, but Gov. Lee Christmas
of the department Of Cortez, Spanish
Honduras, according to a letter re-
eeiYed here by Attorney John M.
Fem, from General Budda Of Hon
duras Fem himself only recently re-
turned from business visit to Hon
duras. This is the first news of the
recognition of Christmas services by
the new Honduran government
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
w / Rrvan,s DAUGHTER to Wed

Lincoln, Neb.-Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam J. Bryan announced Friday the
engagement of their daughter, Grace
Dexter Bryan, to Richard Lewis Har-
greaves of Lincoln. The marriage
will be celebrated early in June, the
exact date not being made public.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Rock Wrecks Two Trains

Baltimore, Md.-An immense rock.
its weight estimated at fifty tons. fall
ing on the tracks of the Baltimore r.
Ohio railroad at Hollofeld, twenty
miles west of here, caused the wreck
ing of two freight trains Tuesday
Seven trainmen were injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
His DRAWING Powers.

''Your husband draws so well.
think" said the caller. "and he seems
ito be just as clever at landscapes as
AT figures"
YES" replied the wife of the anna
teur artist. He draws well at every
thing except a salary Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
limestone Find Causes Boon

Racine-The discovery of deposits
of excellent limestone at Ives has adj
vanced the price of land from $3.50 to
$1,000 an acre, and the owners are
holding out for even better prices.
Three tracts of forty acres each have
been purchased at $1,000 an acre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
WOMAN SLAYER FOUND GUILTY.
Mrs. Edith Melbern Given 2o-Year Sen
tence for Killing Son.

Albany, n. Y.-The jury in the case
of Mrs. Edith Melber, charged with
the murder of her four-year-old son
last January, brought in a verdict Of
murder in the second degree, after be-
ing out two hours and nineteen min
utes.
Justice Howard Immediately SEN
fenced the woman to an indetermin-
ate term of not less than twenty years
imprisonment at hard labor at Au-
burn prison, with life the maximum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Murderer Hangs Self in Cell.

Portage-E. D. Lennon, convicted
IN the circuit court here of the muir
der of Tim Mcmahon, hanged him
self in the county jail He was in
jail pending a decision of the court
on his attorneys motion for a new
trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Golf Given Recess Appointment

Milwaukee.-GuyD D. Golf, who was
appointed United States district at
torney for this district some time
ago, but whose appointment was not
confirmed by the senate because of
opposition by Senator La Toilette,
has been given a recess appointment
by President Taft.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Oldest Printer Calls go. !"

Fond du Lac-Chas. H. Sprague,
who asserted he was the oldest print
er in the United States, died here
at the age of 81. Sprague learned
the printing trade in 1893 in Hart
ford, Conn, and followed it until
three years ago when he came here
from Amigo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Frank Work Dies of Pneumonia.

New York.-F'rank Work, the multi
millionaire railroad man and father of
Mrs. Burke-Roche, died at his home
here Thursday of pneumonia. He was
ninety-two years old and it is under
stood leaves an estate amounting to
$50. 10000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Roads Pay Heavy Fines.

Buffalo, n. Y.-The New York Cen
trail was Wednesday fined $4,000 and
the Pennsylvania railroad $4,000 by
Judge Hazel in the United States dis
trict court after attorneys for the
railroads had entered pleas of guilty
to granting rebates to the Standard
Oil Company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Farm Labor Hioh in 1910.

ashington.-Highe1 wages were
paid to American farm laborers during
1910 than at any other time in the last
As years, according to statistics made
public Thursday by the department of
agriculture
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
FIGHTER Drops Dead in Rino.

New York-Cable advices received
here Friday tell Of the death in the
ring of the National Sporting club of
London of Tom Dewey, a well-known
English middleweight boxer. He
dropped dead of heart disease at the
opening of a bout.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
SENATOR TILLMAN AWAITS END.
Declares He Will Never Recover From
Washington Stroke.

Augusta, Ga--United States Sena-
tor B. F. Tillman of South Carolina
frankly admits that he is doomed and
that he is only waiting for the end.
My appearance misleads every
one" said Senator Tillman. 81 look
we'll and tell people 1 am we'll, but I
find when I try to do the things that
I formerly did and wish to now that I
am weak and not able to do much. I
shall never recover from the stroke
which caused my collapse at Washing
ton"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
New Orleans Firm Fails.

New Orleans-At the opening of
the cotton exchange Monday the sus-
Dension of the brokerage firm of KEEP
ling & Brown was announced. No
effect upon the market was noted at
the onening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Hero of Fenian Raid Dead.

La Crosse.-Robert Calvert, first
secretary of the La Crosse board of
trade and one of the heroes of the
Fenian raid at Lake Erie in 1866,
died in his home here after years
illness
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Auto Struck by Mix Train.

Kenosha.-A milk train struck an
automobile at Peck's crossing on the
Northwestern road, badly injuring
Frank Wicks, aged Al, of Salem;
Kate Wicks, aged Al, his wife, ana
Mrs. Louis Hahn, her sister.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
carneoie to Lose $500, 600

New York.-At the Carnegie Trust
company inquiry before the grand Jury
in New York city Wednesday it was
stated that Andrew Carnegie would
lose 100000 by the forgery of an off.
cial in the wrecked bank
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Sheriff Removes Slot MACHINES.

Kenosha. Sheriff Andrew Stah1
faided a score Of saloons, removing
the slot machines, and warrants are
ont for the arrest of the proprietors.
Every gambling device in the county
has been ordered out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Uncle Sam Files Damage Claim.

Kenosha-The United States gov
eminent is the first claimant for
damages outside of Kenosha county
as result of the explosion at Pleas
ant Prairie, and a claim for $4,000
damages has been filed by the naval
training station at Lake Bluff.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
David Wedgewood Dies Suddenly.

Green Bay.-David Wedgewood, a
member of the state board of agri-
culture, dropped dead in this city
ing to his home in Little Suamico
from Madison, where he attended a
meeting of the state board.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Record Fruit Shipment.

San Bernardino, Cal.-Twenty-five
million oranges and lemons were
moved out of southern California
Thursday; 173 carloads starting east
ward from this city and Cotton. This
is a record shipment for a single day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Snurrino Him On.

''You don't tackle work like you did
football. SON
THE surroundings are different,
father"
4 guess that's so. Maybe it would
help if instructed the other clerks
TO give your college yell occasionally"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Senator stout,s Son Killed.

Menomonee.-James H. Stout, Jr,
aged 20 years, elGest son of the late
Senator James H. Stout, accidentally
shot and killed himself at his home
here while cleaning a revolver. He
lived about half an hour
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Kills Two and Himself

San Francisco.-R R. Mostrn.
gunner on the cruiser California, Tues
day shot and killed Bessie Cook.
dance hail singer, with whom he was
infatuated. and Hugo Randall hotel
clerk, and then committed suicide.