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last proposal Tuesday failing, he
fired six shots at her and her
brother.
Leiendecker returned the fire
Wright slumped to the ground NOR
tally wounded. A note in his pocket
indicated he planned to kill his wife
and commit suicide if she spurned
him again.
Leiendecker had rescued her from
Wrights car shortly before the
shooting and was taking her to the
Belle Nieu Place address, where she
lives with her children and mother
and father, George Peck, a grocer.
Wright followed them. After a brief
conversation at the door Of the Peck
home he opened fire. A bullet
pierced her left side, infiicting a six
inch flesh wound.
The Lords Way
at stung a little at first, but J
don't notice it now Mrs. Wright
said. IF it had been a couple of
inches this way Qaying her hand on
her heart), they'd buried both Of us.
But this was the Lords way"
Besides Mary Elizabeth and Edna
Louise, the daughters, the Wrights
have a little boy, Donald, 3. Kept
close by his Grandmother Peck's
side, he is ignorant Of the tragedy.
While keeping aloof from Wright.
Mrs. Wright has been working in
a department store.
At the department store, Wright
met his wife, Tuesday night and
pleaded with her to live with him.
He promised to drive her to her
home in his auto, but instead drove
to a road west of the city. When
she refused to promise to live with
him he threatened her with a ham
mer she told police. He decided to
drive her home but turned on an
other side road. Mrs. Wright leaped
from the auto at Morris ST. and
Tibbs Ave. and called her brother
Lived With Parents
Without home of his own Wright
lived with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Wright, 26 N. fremont st. He
worked for his retired father at re-
pairing and painting jobs on the lat
ter's properties.
Leiendecker, the father of two
was charged with murder
and released on his own recogniz-
ance. Coroner Paul f. Robinson
made a post-mortem examination of
Wrights body at city morgue today.
The victim Will be buried in Mt.
Jackson Cemetery Thursday after
noon. The Pecks will take the girls
and little boy to the funeral.
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ROME RESTORATION ON
Italy Celebrates as Rebuilding
Plans Are Launched.

Bg United Press
ROME, April 21.-All italy today
celebrated a holiday as plans for re-
building the eternal city so that
within five years it will be restored
to the glory and grandeur of the
reign of Augustus" began on the
anniversary of the founding of
Rome.
The first stone was laid in the
wall which will run along the new
Barberini and the first pick ak bit
into the slums which long have
marred the beauty of the theater
Marcellus.
Today is really three days made
into one, for in addition to being
Rome's birthday, 1t is Colonial day
and the Italian IaborAday.
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Drunkenness is Wrong

"I have not seen fifteen drunken
men in all three years and 1 have
been in places where they used to
congregate. Conditions. however
unsatisfactory they may be, are bet
ter than the return Of the licensed
saloon. Drunkenness is wrong and
the business of making drunkards is
d national sin
mo possible regulation or con
troll can accomplish sufficient good
to balance the evil Of turning our
people into liquor sellers. The wide
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Cocktails $4,000
a Swallow
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
SAN DIEGO, Cal. April 27.-
Coronado cocktails, although
considered weak and uninspir-
ing by qualified Marine Corps
standards, are the most expen-
sive drinks the Government
has ever been asked to pay for.
Uncle Sans trial costs dur
ing the recent court of
Col. Alexander Williams on
drunkenness charges, roughly
figured, amount to not less
than $4,000 a swallow, or a
total of $4,000 for Williams
six drinks.
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SPRING TEMPTS BOYS
Seventeen Youths Caught Playing
Hockey, Officer Says.

The fever to play hockey from
high school is beginning to spread,
declared Charles DOwney juvenile
probation officer, today School at
tendance officers report many cases
Of truaHcy, he said.
Several days ago seventeen youths
we're rounded up in indianapolis,
Downey said. While returning with
boys who went fishing, a number
were found playing baseball. The
boys were taken before their
principal, Downey said.
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BRIDGE CRASH PROBED
Three WorlSmen Hurt When Ma
tiOnaI Rd. Structure Falls.

BU United PrCSS
RICHMOND, Ind, April 21.-
State highway inspectors today
started an investigation to determine
the cause Of the collapse of an old
wooden bridge on the National Rd.
west of Richmond.
Three workmen, dismantling the
bridge, were hurled to the creek bed
twenty feet below and seriously in
jured.
The contractor in charge claimed
the timbers were so rotten they
crumbled when a few supports were
removed.
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BANDIT, PATR0LMAN DIE
Two Officers Shoot 1t Out With
Sleek Cigar Store RObber.
BIZ United Press

CLEVELAND, April 21.--Patrol-
man William Borghman and Joseph
Fighter, a hold-up man. were dead
today when the officer and a de
tective chose to shoot it out with
the bandit, Tuesday night.
The detective, Edward Hotchkiss.
had been posted in a cigar store in
the heart of the theatrical district.
When the bandit, a sleek sheik, en-
tered Hotchkiss fired and the two
shot each other down. Hotchl1iss
with n bullet in his thigh. Borg
man. hearing the shooting, rushed in
and fell firing. too.
Thousands OF pedestrians were on
the streets.
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POLICE DISCOVER BREW
Two Charged With Blind Tiger After
80 Quarts Are Found.

Sergeant Eisenhut and squad to.
day charged Alfred Langpapp, 35,
Anderson and Reid Bruner, 34. Of
450R Highland Ave, with operation
Of a blind tiger.
Eisenhut said he found ninety
quarts Of home brew at Bruner's
home.
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ASK $4,000 DAMAGES

Stoy c. Shutters today filed in
Superior Court One a suit for so, 900
judgment against William c. Hal
stead for damages said to have been
received Sept. %, 1926, when the
defendants car collidede with one
driven by Suffers at Indianapolis
Ave. and Twenty Eighth st.
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SOCIAL WORKERS MEET
welfare Institute in SessiOn-New
York Man Speaker.

Dr. Edward r. Devne OF New
York will discuss objective Tests
Of Social Work." in a meeting to.
night at the Columbia Club, one Of
the sessions Of the Community Wei.
fare Institute, being held here today
and Thursday.
At the opening session Of the in
stitute at noon, DR.. Devine talked
on THE Penalties Of Progress in
Child Welfare"
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CLASSIFICATION IS DUE
Dry League May Make Announce
ment of Candidates Thursday.

Announcement may be made
Thursday of the Indiana Anti-Sa-
loon Leagues classification of pri-
mary election candidates as "wek"
dry" or ION the fence" league
officials announced today.
The League headquarters commit
tee was to meet this afternoon to
consider the classificatiOns as pre-
pared by superintendent Edward S.
Shumalxer from candidates replies
to questions on their prohibition
sentiments. Doubt was expressed
whether the task would be completed
before night.
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SHORTR|DGE:
UPON FIRST
SITE LIKELY
Smaller Building on Thirty
Fourth St. Location
Favored.
TWO LEADERS MEET
Board and Association PreSi.
dents Have Conference.

Peace between Shortridge High
school patrons, who want the new
Shortridge at Thirty and Me
'idian SITS, and the school board
'eemed likely today when it was
learned that both factions are prac-
hcally willing to agree to the cree
lion Of a building with a capacity Of
l500 to 1900 children on the Thirty
Fourth st. location.
j. Clyde Hoffman, president of
the indianapolis Public School Wei
fare Association, which has pro
Tested the boards move to build
Elsewhere and Theodore f. Vonne-
gut conferred this morning
L am interested in the suggestion
that a smaller unit replace the pro-
posed new Shortridge High School, "
Hoffman said after the conference.
Solution of Question
MY first impression is the
suggestion will be the means Of
working out q solution to the whole
question"
Vonnegut said if patrons will
sgree to a building with a capacity
less than $500 the board will be
'only too glad to talk it over"
The situation will be discussed at
the board meeting Tuesday night.
The following action seemed pos
Jible for the meeting:
1. Decision on the Thirty-FOurth
st. site.
2. Agreement on a maximum ca
pacity of 1900 students for the
building
3. Ordering of new plans and
casting aside of present ones for a
building with $500 capacity.
4. Incorporation in the new plans
the direct-indirect ventilating sys-
TEN manufactured by c. c. Shipp.
Favored by Two
Indication that an agreement may
be reached in favor Of the site now
held, was made Tuesday by Vonne-
gut and Charles w. Kern, majority
faction member, when they spoke
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WOULD COMBAT CRIME
Candidate for Democratic NOmina-
ton for Prosecutor Speaks.

Swift indictment. speedy ttiaI,
prompt conviction and punishment
proportioned to flt the crime as
means Of combating criminal ac-
tivity were promised by Raymond
f. Murray, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for prosecutor, at
a joint meeting of Washington
Township and Fourth ward Demo-
Gratis, Tuesday night at the Com
munity House, Fortieth st. and
Capitol Ave.
Practically all Democratic as
pirants in the county attended.
Municipal Judge Fred McCallister,
the principal speaker, predicted a
Democratic victory in November.
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Forecast

Increasing cloudiness tonight
with probably showers by
Thursday; warmer tonight;
cooler Thursday.
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EUROPE TO BE TOPIC
Education Board Secretary Will Tell
of Conditions Abroad.

"The Economic, Political and
Religious Condition in Europe" will
be the topic Of DR.. II. o. Pritch-
ard, Disciples of Christ board OF ed
ucation secretary, Sunday night at
Capitol Ave. Christian Church.
Fortieth st. and Capitol Ave. He
visited Europe last year.
The Rev. Ralph Austin, pastor,
will preach Sunday morning on
building the United States" Serv-
ices next week will observe Chill
dren's week.
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BALLOTS WERE SAFE

Feeling that some attempt was
being made to change or destroy
ballots to be used in the coming
primary election, Dan Scanlon and
Al Adams, watchmen at the Bur-
ford Printing Company, Pearl and
Bird Sts.. called police Tuesday
night The suspicious looking man
they saw proved to be an employe.
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REPEATS PACT NEAR
BRAND Tells Senate Accord on L. S.
Debt Reached.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
PARIS, April 21.--It is learned au-
thoritatively that Premier BRAND to-
day informed the Senate Committee
on Foreign Affairs that an accord
had been reached for settlement of
the $4.2OO,OOO,O 900 French debt to the
United States.
He reported that Secretary Of the
Treasury Andrew w. Mellon and the
French ambassador, Henri Beren-
ger, had found agreement in Wash
ington, but emphasized that their
work must be ratified by the Ameri-
can debt commission.
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WILL SUIT NEAR JURY
Relatives Seek to Halt Fund for
Aged Folks Home.
~ Times iSDccidl

BU IiWCS TSDccidt
CRAWFORDSVILLE. April 2t.--
Suit to breal, the $7S,000 will Of the
late Grace Divine Law Of this city
was expected TO reach the jury late
today.
Mrs. Blanche Harding, Mrs.
Blanche Sloane Williams, Mrs. Wal
ter Montgomery and DIR. William d.
Davis, all relatives, seek to break
the will in which Mrs. Law left
the bulk Of her estate to found
home for aged persons in Crawfords-
vile.
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TWO HELD AS FUGITIVES
Man, Wanted in Louisville Arrested
at Train.

Police today neld two alleged
fugitives. Charles w. Baker, 80, Of
sos S. Church St. is said to be
wanted in Rochester, n. Y, for
deserting his wife and family.
Richard i. Lewis, q, of Louis
vile. KY, was arrested as he left
a train. Police said Kentucky author
tiles charge him with larceny.
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JACKSON AT MEETING

Governor Jackson was in Michigan
City today attending a meeting Of
trustees of the Indiana State Prison,
called on account of expiration of
the lease on lands used by the in
stitution. Jackson was accompanied
by Pliny II. Wolford, his secretary.
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THREE SPEED CHARGES
Police Slate Motorists for Alleged
Law ViOlataiOns.

Fred Sunderman. 33, Of 46OS e.
Twenty-First ST.; August Kaster. 54,
Of 4559 College Ave, and William J.
Robinson, Al, Of 5261 College Ave,
were charged with speeding today.
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All! Vindication
for Inspector

It happened just as city ele-
vator inspectors feared.
Several days ago the inspec-
tors ordered the bottom of the
courthouse elevator shaft
cleared of rubbish, such as
chewing gum wrappers and
candidates cards.
Today a passenger shouted
fire as Bliss Reed, Negro opera
tor, started the cage from the
basement. Some one had
dropped a cigaret down the
shaft.
Reed put out the fire with a
bucket Of water.
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INDIANAPOLIS CHOSEN

PhOtOpIay IndOrsers to Meet Here in
1927; Elect Officers.
By United Press
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, April 21.-Ln-
dianapolis was chosen for the 1927
convention and Mrs. F'erd Lucas of
Greencastle, president Of the In
diana Indorsers of Photoplays. Other
officers elected at the close of the
convention here We're:
Mrs. Arthur Twining. FIT. Wayne,
first vice president; Mrs. Bertha
Smith, Terre Haute, second vice
president. ana Mrs. II. T. Stephen
son, Bloomington, secretary.
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UPR0AR IN FARM BOARD
Effort Made to Rescind Decision on
Two Bills.
Rn Lnilcd prosa

BIZ LNtICU TTCSY
WASHINGTON. April 21.-An ef-
fort to have the Hodse Agriculture
committee rescind Tuesdays decision
to report out both the Haugen and
Tincher farm relief bills was made
today at a turbulent executive ses-
sion.
Discussion became so heated at
one point, it was reported, that one
member threatened to resign.
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BALTzELL ORDERS PADLOCKs

IN tHifcd prcSS
NEW ALBANY, Ind, April 21.---
Legal padlocks were placed today on
three soft drink establishments in
JeffersonWlle and New Albany on
order Of Federal Judge Baltzell. Evi-
dence showed liquor was sold.
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Beech Grove Blaze Destroys
10000 Bushels of Grain
Origin Unknown.

F'iremen today were on guard TO
prevent spread OF flames from smol-
dering grain in the ruins of two ele-
vators of the Cleveland Grain and
Milling Company, Beech Grove. de-
stroyed in a spectacular fire Tuesday
evening.
+. f. Watkins. secretary of the
company, estimated the damage at
$500 600, half to buildings and ma
chinery and remainder due to de-
struction of 10000 bushels of oats,
wheat and corn.
Discovered by Watchman
The fire was discovered by Ira Sa-
lee. watchman. at the top OF the
smaller of the two elevators about
6 p. m. 1t soon spread TO the larger,
$50 feet high. which was totally de-
stroyed. a part of the smaller ele-
vator was left standing.
Watkins said the larger structure
would be rebuilt.
Origin of the blaze was a mystery
to company officials. Spontaneous
combustion or electric wiring Of ma
chinery might have been responsible,
they said.
Four Indianapolis fire companies
were sent when the Beech Grove
fire department was delayed in
reaching the scene because Of muddy
approaches.
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Y. w. C. A. SESSION OPENS
Women From All Parts of World
Attending.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, April 21.-
Several thousand women gathered
here from all parts Of the world for
the biennial convention of the Young
@men's Christian Association to.
day.
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Courts Order

The courts order was as follows
THE State of Indiana, on relation
Of the attorney general of'said State
having filed an information sub.
scribed and sworn to by himself, ir
which he charged and alleged that
the defendants, Edward S. Shu
maker, Ethan A. Miles and Jess Il.
Martin, have been guilty. rof a con
tempt of this court, in the publica
tion of a pamphlet entitled the an
nual report of the superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League, Jan. 19
1926, and asked that a rule issue
citing each of the defendants to
appear and show cause why they
should not be punished for such
contempt.
ut is thereupon ordered that a
citation issue to each of said de-
PENDANTS commanding th1 they
and each OF them shall ap RAin
the Supreme Court of India y
the StatehOuse in the city o. !;
dianapOlis, on Tuesday, May $3.50
1926, at 10 o'clock a. M, and sh6t<z
cause why they should not be afys
tached and punished for contempt
OF court as prayed in said infOTma.
ton"
ShumaEer declined to comment
Miles said:
I'VE are ready to meet It. We
will have an answer. demurrer
or motion TO dismiss the proceed
ing ready by that time. We will
be there represented by at
tOrneys."
Additional Request
In Gilliom's information. filed with
the court March 10, an additiona
request was made that the court ap
point several representative at
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TRAINS CRASH

Passengers on Crowded Cars Hurled
From Seats-None Seriously Hurt.
BU Times Special
CHICAGO, April 21.-k- crowded
elevated EXPRESS train, speeding into
the loop, crashed into the rear of a
local train today. Hundreds were
thrown from their seats, but none
was seriously hurt. Many passen-
gers were treated for minor injuries
and cuts.
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$4,000 LOSS IN FIRE
Anthony Block Damaged by Blaze;
Smoke flinders Firemen.

BU Tunes SDec.dI
MUNCIE, Ind, April 21.-Fire
which damaged the Anthony block
here late Tuesday did $4,000 dam
age, it was estimated today. Dense
smoke hampered firemen.
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WOODS BURNS; ! DEAD
Two Men Missing in New Jersey
Fre-Damage Is Considerable.

Fire-Damage Is Considerable.
BD United Press
TOMS RIVER. n. J.. April 21.-A
fast spreading fire, raging in the
thickly wooded area between Double
Trouble and Pinewald, today had
taken one life and caused consider
able damage.
Henry Orsley. 65, was overtaken by
flames after he had abandoned his
motor truck. His charred body was
found
Two other men with Orsley are
missing.
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MAYOR,S CHILDREN ILL

Two children of Mayor Duvall to-
day were victims of the epidemic Of
whooping cough, prevalent in In
dianapolis.
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CHAOS IN PEKING NOW
President JTIees, City Is Without
Government.

DW IWIIIW IILoo
PEKING, April 21.-Peking is
without a Government today follow
ing the fight Of former Premier
Tuan Chi Jul to Tien Tsin and
there are indications that the sit
uation will be further aggravated by
a clash between the Manchurian
troops of Marshal Chang Tso Lin
and the army of Wu Pei Flu.
Foreign Minister TIu Wei Teh,
nominally acting premier, informed
the foreign diplomats today that he
was concerned only with foreign
affairs.
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TWO HOUSES DAMAGED
Destruction at Residences Estimated
at 5000 by Firemen.

Fires Tuesday at the homes of Z.
S. Cluett, 1920 Boulevard Pl., and
r. w Ray. 317 Bright St, were re-
ported today.
Damage to the two-story frame res
idence Of Cluett was $500. BlazL
started from sparks on the root.
The Ray fire started from a defec-
tive hue. Damage was $40O.
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MOUNT LASSEN ACTIVE

BU Tnltod Pro88
REDDING, Cal, April 21.-Mount
Lassen, the only active volcano in
the continental United States, was
in eruption for an hour Tuesday.
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To Die Aug. 4

emotion.
To Die Aug.
He will die Aug. I, Collins an.
nounced
Prosecutor William II. Remy said
the conviction Of McCutcheon should
check activities OF bandits. In urg-
ing the death penalty Remy pointed
out many violent crimes are COM
mitted by young men.
Wards aged mother, his sister and
several friends were in the court
room. Wards father died a short
time after his sons death.
McCutcheon was taken to Marion
County Jail where he will remain
until sentence.
Robbed of 35 Cents
McCutcheon shot Ward in the
back the night OF Jan. II. after he
had held up the man and robbed him
Of 35 cents under the Prospect rail
road elevation.
He admitted the shooting.
The jury received the case shortly
before noon Tuesday. 1t was re
ported there was no opposition in
finding the defendant guilty. The
failure to reach an early verdict was
caused by the reluctance of jurors 20
vote for capital punishment.
After celebrating about four
hours, the jury asked that the in
struction be reread. Jurors agreed
upon n verdict several hours later.
1t was sealed and read in open court
at 9 a. m.
McCutcheon who cried continual
ly, while being examined by Clar-
ence Wysong. pauper attorney, ard
cross-examined by Remy, admitted he
stole from a friend the automatic re-
volver he used in the shooting. He
denied, however, that he in, ended
to shoot Ward.
Roosevelt Hicks, Negro, convicted
of numbering his wife March 27, is
sentenced to die July 3, unless State
Supreme Court reverses the Criminal
Court decision or grants a new trial.
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BABY is BORN
Duchess Of York Gives Birth to
Daughter at London.

BB Times special
LONDON. April 21.-The Duchess
Of York gave birth to a baby daugh-
ter at 2:40 q. m. today. Condition Of
both is favorable.
The newcomer would become
Queen of England if the Prince of
Wales should die without an heir
and no male heirs were born to her
father, the Duke Of York.
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Home Edition

Swing around the local golf
courses with Brassies and
Blrdies-on the Sport Page
every day.
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Pump Water

1t was necessary to pump water
from a pond half mile away from
the elevators. which are on Bethel
Ave, near Southern Ave.
Thousands Of spectators were at
tracted by the flames, which shot
into the air $50 feet from the top of
the larger elevator.
Eighteen modern tile elevators Of
the company escaped the flames, al
though one was cracked by the
heat. More than $4,000 bushels Of
grain in the Lle structures were not
damaged, company officials said.
The structures destroyed were Of
wood.
Milton Wareing, chief of the ar
son division, State fire marshal's
office, ordered an Investigation, al
though it was not believed that the
blaze was Of incendiary origin.
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DANGEROUS FLIGHT OH
Madrid-Manila AviatOrs Hop Over
Bay of Bengal.

RANGOON. April 21.-Despite un-
favorable conditions, Captains Lor-
riga and Gallarza, EN- route by air
plane from Me6rd to Manila, hoped
off today to fly across the Bay Of
Bengal. Many previous efforts to
cross the bay have ended in disaster.