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Show FIREfTIBf ZLS Oil Soaked Paper Fcs1 ia loft "After. Vm Is Fx-tiipisted Fx-tiipisted leads to Search telii:t::i by Police dcials; Iters of lt::!re and Store Are I. Milton Steinfelt, manager of the Daniels theatre, and .".'Daniels, RiMrrf th Danir-lothiria; store?, tit the Danr?! theatre building, build-ing, went to headquarters with Chief, of Police Samuel M. Barlow Bar-low a few minutes after 10 o'clock this morning, following an in-sjiection in-sjiection by the police and fire officials of the Daniels theatre, following follow-ing a fire, the fifth of a series within a few months in the same building, build-ing, which caused a loss of $600 shortly after 4 o'clock this morning. After being closeted for hours with the police vhief, Steinfelt and Daniels left the station. Chief Darlow said that the investigation investi-gation is by no means finished, and he considered the. fire as un- rlntirtterllv rlf incenrliarv nritrin. i Tha theatre building and the room ing house were badly damaged by a fire which tha police and fire officials declare de-clare was of incendiary origin, Jnnt 27 last. In that fire the loss wss estimated esti-mated at S7000, aad the fire official! lhave recorded it aa having been of in I eeadiary origin. A aeries of explosions 'in the basement where the fire etsriwi. caused by tnrpentine in rana aad bnt-tlea, bnt-tlea, endangered the liver of the fire men, and for a time threatened the complete destruction of tha bitililing. Tne alarm for thia morning's fire waa turned in at 4:06 o'clock by a aiulit watchman, who eaw smoke pouring from tha building. Tbe department re spooded in such quick time, and located the fire with such diepatrh that the flames were extinguished withia a few miautea. firemen rind Coal OIL Judging from the character of tha (moke. Chief Olore felt convinced thst tbe firs waa caused by coal oil, and ordered an iavestigation. Firemen found a quantity of newspapers sml rubbish, ' soaked with roal oil, stuffed between the ceiling of the thestre, near tha moving picture machinery booth and the floor -of the swoemng hnnee. One f these paper was a Trihunt of Sunday, July 2. These papers were placed ia a hole la the ceiling which hatf been ripped opes by the firemca ia their fforta to extinguish a former fire. Aa eooa as thia evidence waa fount, by Chief I'lora and hia firemen, the police po-lice department waa notified, and Chief of Poliee Harlosr aad Captain of le teetivea Bee It stead went to the building, build-ing, which waa held by tha fire officiate, offi-ciate, and all visitors were forbidden antra are, la company with the chiefs of the fire and police departmeats and Inspector Inspec-tor Fraak M. Anderson of tbe (re department, de-partment, A. Daniels, manager of the Daniels Clothing store, and Miltoa Hteinfeldt, maaager of tbe theatre, were permitted to make aa inspection of tha building. "I wonder how that stuff got there,'' . one of the men asked the other, indicating indi-cating the oil-soaked papers ia Hit aperture in the ceiling. "I am aura 1 dvnt know," answered an-swered the other, rind Door Open. W. 8. Rand, lessee of tha theatre, told Chief (ilore of the (re department this morning, that aa be was passing the theatre at 11 o'clock last aigbt, ha saw Daniels and Hteinfeldt at the theatre thea-tre entrance. These meu, he said, told him they had eomd to see if the doors were tightly aailad, they having found one of too doors open. - . Rand saye he remained until the doot was Bailed, and then left tbe building. ' Vou had better come oa over to headquarters," Chief Barlow of the poliee po-liee department said to Daniels and Hteinfeldt. following their joint inspection inspec-tion of the builtfing. Tell of Meeting. Band. Roth were takea to the office of Chief Barlow, where ther were questioned eloselv bv Chief Harlow and Detective Captain' Beck stead, after which Oanieia was taken ho the office of Captain Beehstesd, while hteinfeldt remained with Chief Barlow. Neither mas was , arrested, and they left headquarter! shortly after noon. , When asked if he wasted to make a statement for publication. Daniels told of meeting Raed at the entrance of tec building at 11 o'clock last aieht, and said that tbey left tbe building to-get to-get her. Mag Daniels, owner of the building and business, ia said to be ia Billings Mont. He hue been out of the city (Continued en pegs 10.) INCENDIARY FIRE (Continued from page 1.) since three weeks -ens today, ostensibly looking for a new loratioe for business. Allen T. rjasford. attorney for Mr. Mai Dantela. made th, following statement state-ment todav: ' "The Daniels theatre building sraa erected by the wner. Mas Daniels, is the" year 10 and eost close to Bu i iron, sad ia iasorsd for from 15,000 to 20,000 "Mr Daniel, occupies the storerooms snd carries a stsck of goods which a recent invoice shows, including futures, over $35,000. aad iMasured for $10,000. 'Nellie Campbell rent, the rooming house at a rental of $430 a aaoath. W. 8. and H. R. Rand rent the theatre aad Mr. Daaiela receives $500 a month from tha theatre. ... I Tee rooming house and th theatre leases provids thst ia ths event of fir th tenants will aot nay rest during the time that tha premise are aateaaat-ahl.. aateaaat-ahl.. - Th huildiag is awtgaged for $40.-000 $40.-000 aad ths ground oa which it stands is worth about 00.ll0. "Mr. Deejele haa beea taking a trip through th aorta west aad will rstara toawrow." |