Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 238, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 January 1927 — Page 1

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HAAS WILL NOT AROUSE MAYOR’S IRE Takes Over City Law Office Held by Rucker, Who Resigns on Request. OLD, NEW DO NOT MEET Merger Said to Be Cause of Demanded Resignation. "I will do nothing to arouse the Indignation of Mayor Duvall, Schuyler Haas, new city corporation counsel said as he took office today. Haas, Seventh district Republican chairman and former county attorney, took office this morning succeeding Alvah J. Rucker. Rucker, at the mayor’s request sent his resignation to Mayor Duvall, this morning. Duvall requested the resignation in a special delivery letter mailed Sunday. Rucker then left the corporation counsel’s office at city hall. A copy of the oath of office was presented Haas, his signature being witnessed by the mayor and Notary Public Rolland T. Rhoades, shortly after 9 a. m. Rucker congratulated Haas, stating lie would be glad to turn over the office at once. Rucker and Duvall did not meet. Rucker’s letter of resignation read: “Pursuant to your request I hereby tender my resignation as corporation counsel, the same to take place Immediately. Yours truly. “ALVAH J. RUCKER.” The di ect cause of Rucker’s dismissal was his statement before the public *°rvice comr '-*don Saturday that he did not “care what Mayor Duvall thought of the agreement,” the mayor said. The agreement referred to was the compromise on the local electric utilities merger arranged by the Chamber of Commerce. To See Mayor Haas said he would do nothing to arouse Mayor Duvall's indignation when asked whether he would continue the Barrett law fight started by Rucker. Rucker alleged in a suit which he filed against former county treasurers, one of whom was Duvall, that the treasurers illegally retained interest from Barrett law deposits. He is attempting to collect SBOO,OOO from them. Asked whether he would continue the fight against the merger, he said he could not decide until he had talked the situation over with the mayor. NON-APPEARANCE CAUSESJORFEIT Case of Former Constable to Go to U. S. Officials. When former Constables .lohn Taylor, Ned Russell and Jack Fisher, charged with possession, sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquor, were called in Criminal Court today, Taylor failed to appear and his bond of SI,OOO, provided by Walter Beard, 453 E. Washington St., was declared forfeited. Special Judge John W. Holtzman announced that his case would be turned over to Federal officials. Through their attorney, Jacob Morgan, Russell and Fisher llled a motion for anew trial, which was granted, upon presentation of evidence said to show they were “framed.” 1 i The three former constables were recently found guilty of the liquor charges and were fined SIOO, with thirty days sentence on the State Farm. SEESPROSPERITY AHEAD Convention Bureau Estimates 80,000 Attended Sessions. Prosperity for Indianapolis as indicated by the convention outlook for 1927 was pointed out today by W. C. Atkins, chairman of the convention bureau committee of the Chamber of Commerce. “The bureau has listed an average of one national convention for every two weeks during the year,” Atkins declared. “The total number includes 160 national. State and regional conventions, and the lislt is being added to daily.” Attendance at the conventions listed was estimated at 80,000 by Henry T. Davis, manager. This is in comparison with the delegate attendance of 114,000 at the 300 conventions during 1926. HAWKINS LOSES APPEAL Defunct Company’s Head Must Finish Prison Term. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Morton 8. Hawkins, Indiana banker of the defunct Hawkins Mortgage Company, must finish serving his flfteenyear Federal prison sentence for using the mails to defraud. The United States Supreme Court today denied his petition for review. Hawklnß Is now in Leavenworth penitentiary.

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SINCLAIR FACES TRIAL Appeals Court Rules Against Oil Multimillionaire in Contempt Case. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Harry F. Sinclair must stand trial on crina* inal charges of contempt of the Senate, for refusing to answer questions j of the Senate Oil Investigating Committee. The United States Supreme Court today denied his appeal for a review of the Circuit Court of Appeals decision refusing to review the legality of the indictment voted against the multimillionaire oil man more than two and one-half years ago, before the case was tried. COOLIDGEMRS U. S. MUST HOLD NICARAGUAN GRIP Tells Congress American Property Endangered by Revolution. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.—The United States Government must quell the revolution in Nicaragua in order to protect American lives and property, President Cdolidge asserted in a message to Congress today. Declaring that he is only following in the paths of his predecessors, the President said he deemed it his duty to take all steps toward stabilization of the established government of Nicaragua. “There is no question.” Coolidge said, “that if the revolution continues American investments and business interests in Nicaragua will be very seriously affected, if not destroyed. American as well as foreign bondholders will undoubtedly look to the United States for protection of their interests. “The United States cannot fail to view with deep concern any serious threat to stability and constitutional government fn Nicaragua tending toward anarchy and jeopardizing American interests especially if such state of affairs is contributed to or brought about by outside influences or by any foreign power.” Snowfall Ends With 3.2 Inches in City i Snowflakes which started falling at 10 a. m. Sunday formed a blanket of snow over the city which totalled 3.2 inches this morning. Children throughout the city brought out their sleds to take advantage of the snowfall. Metereologist J. H. Armlngton forecast that only scattered flakes, if any, will be seen today. Prediction for the week was generally fair first half and periods of snow or rain the last half, with temperature about normal.

RUCKER TO CARRY ON FEE FIGHT Deposed City Legal Head to Continue Barrett Law i . Suit. Relinquishing the office of corporation counsel, from which he was ousted by Mayor Duvall Sunday night, Alvah J. Rucker today declared he would carry on the suit by which he seeks to collect SBOO, 000 from several former county treasurers. The suit alleges the treasurers illegally retained interest from Barrett law deposits. Mayor Duvall is one of the treasurers from which Rucker seeks to collect. Rumors that Rucker would be ousted became generally current about the time Rucker filed this suit. “The Barrett law suit I will prosecute as a private attorney for the individual litigants,” said Rucker. “The city light company merger should be fought by someone, for to my mind it is public robbery. “I had intended to renew in behalf of the city the fight for an injunction against the merger today. “I leave with kindliness and good will toward the mayor and the other members of the administration.” PASTOR GOES ON TRIAL Selection of Jurors in Norris Murder Case Begins. Bu United Press AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10.—In a dingy old courtroom, redolent with tobacco smoke, attorneys today started the task of choosing jurors to try the Rev. J. Frank Norris on charges of murdering Dexter E. Chipps. Norris, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ft. Worth, is charged With the murder of Chipps, a wealthy lumberman, last July, when it is alleged Chipps called at the pastor’s steady to protest against the preacher's fiery verbal attacks against Chipps’ personal friend, Mayor H. C. Meachem of Ft. Worth. In the argument that followed Chipps was shot to death. CALL MEXICAN REVOLT Bu United Press EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 10.—Armed revolt in Mexico will begin at once, according to a manifesto Issued in El Paso today. The declaration was signed by Gen. Nicholas Fernandez and Gen. Juan B. Galindo,

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28 CHILDREN RESCUED Boarding House for Orphans Destroyed by SIO,OOO Fire. By United Press ROOSEVELT. L. 1., N. Y., Jan. 10. —Twenty-eight orphan children were rescued today when fire razed the boarding house owned by Sirs. Margaret Bedell, of which they were inmates. Mrs. Bedell discovered the blaze at 4 a. m-. gave the alarm, and then, with the aid of Patrolman Leigh Lake, succeeded in saving the children. The orphans were cared for in nearby homes. The boarding house was destroyed with an estimated loss of SIO,OOO. CHAIRMANSHIP OF CAUCUS IN SENATE CAUSEJBFDISCGRD Legislature to Adjourn After Hearing Committee Appointments Read. With harmony in the House, but some discord in the Senate over the Republican caucus chairmanship, the seventy-fifth Legislature convened this afternoon and heard committee appointments read. The House was to pass the appropriation bill providing money to pay their own salaries and for other expenses of the session, and Speaker Harry Leslie was to name committee members. He already has made public the committee chairmen. Lieut Governer F. Harold Van Orman was to name Senate committees. Then both houses were to adjourn until Tuesday when the real work of the session will begin. The three-day recess since the organization meeting Thursday has been used in patching up whatever differences may have existed, in majority ranks in the House. Acceptance of Republican floor leadership by Lemuel A. Pittenger, defeated candidate for Speaker, closed the breach between his supporters and Speaker Leslie, leaving but a few stragglers still disgruntled. Pittenger has insisted that his friends not be penalized for their fight on Leslie, who admittedly was a good Speaker In the 1925 session. Offers Olive Branch / Leslie was the first to hold out the olive branch when he extended the leadership to Pittenger, whose supporters were the Coffin-Jackson-Trotter-Huffington crowd. Lawrence Cartwright, chairman of the Republican executive committee and owner of several crushed rock quaries, also took part in the Pittenger boom, until the contest was labeled “sand and gravel against crushed stone.” Senate Still Unsettled Peace has not descended so readily upon the Senate. At noon the Senate committees were still in a chaotic state. Spread about the bed In room 616 at the (Turn to Page 11)

APPRAISAL SOM NOWJCERTAIN Councilmen Against Measure in Its Present Form. Fate of the measure to appropriate $25,000 for appraisal of the local power companies’ property, which will come up before the special session of the council tonight, is uncertain. Councilman Walter J. Dorsett said this morning he was against it in its present form. Councilman Boynton J. Moore stated that he would not vote for the measure unless it was amended to place four members of the council on the appraising committee. Ray Alberson, another councilman, stated that the measure was illegal and that he would not vote for it. The three councilmen agreed, however, that they were against the merger of the local power companies under v any consideration. There was a posibility, however, that as the merger has been authorized by the public service commission, the ordinance would be dropped. INDIANA FARM MEETING Experts Open Four-Day Conference at Purdue University. By United Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 10.— Agricultural experts from all parts of the State are here today for the Indiana- Agricultural Conference, which opens a four-day session at Purdue University. Conference officials expected attendance figures to exceed those of 1926, when more than 2,200 delegates attended the meeting here. G. I. Christie, director of the Purdue agricultural experiment station, was to address the opening session of vhe conference on “Progress of Indiana Agriculture." More than $2,000 in prizes will be awarded to winners in the various divisions of the potato show and almost as much is offered corn £how winners. Indiana’s newest agricultural menace, the European corn-borer, will feature one of the exhibits at the conference. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 23 10 a. m 21 7 a. mu., 23 11 a. m...... 22 8 a. m...... 23 12 (noon) .... 20 9 a. 19 1 p. m...... 89

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EUR LONG ILL. SUCCUMBS Anderson Editor Twice Candidate for Nomination for Governor. PROGRESSIVE G. 0. P. Fought Way Up From Ranks in Newspaper Work. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind.. Jan. 10.—Edward C. Toner, 55, twice a candidate for Republican nomination for Governor, died at home here today after an illness of several months ' with high blood pressure and other complications. Mr. Toner was bom on a farm in Shelby County in 1871 He taught school for a time, served as a reporttr for a Martinsville (Ind.) newspaper for a time and graduated from Indiana University in 1895. In 1896 he went to Anderson, Ind. to become a reporter on the Anderson Herald. In six years he and Charles H. Neff, another employe, purchased the paper and have operated it since. Toner actively editing it until his health forced him to retire a rew months ago. He has been prominent in Republican politics for two decades. He was a delegate to the Republican national convention in 1912. The same year he ran for Republican nomination for Congress. In the split which followed the convention he became one of the leaders of the Progressive party in Indiana and was drafted as State chairman. Continuing to oppose the old line Republican organization he opposed Warren T. McCray for the Republican nomination for governor in 1920. He was defeated for governor i/i the primary in 1924, which Ed Jackson won. Mr. Toner was married to Miss Harriet Williams of Alexandria in 1904. Mrs. Toter, a* soo, William McCulloch, and a daughter, Jane, survive. He was a Mason, an Elk and a Moose. He belonged to the Anderson Country Club and the Columbia Club of Indianapolis. HOMES OF S,OOcTIuRN One Thousand Houses In Section of Manila Destroyed Bv United Press MANILA, P. 1.. Jan. 10.—One thousand houses in the -Tondo section of Manila were destroyed by Are today, but so far as was known none had been killed and only two persons were injured. < Approximately 5,000 persons Were left homeless by the blaze, which swept four solid blocks, causing a loss estimated at $750,000. Strong winds aided the flames to sweep through the area, which principally waa composed of houses constructed of nlpa grass. Firemen and soldiers rescued many women and children and as slsted in transforming schoolhouses and other public buildings into temporary shelters. TAKE SLEDS TO PARK McClure Says No Other Streets to Be Roped Off for Coasting. Only streets in parks will be roped off for children to coast on wh le the present snow lasts, according to Jesse McClure, city recreation director. “The reason we don’t rope off other streets,” he said, “is because children, especially boys, will play hooky from school to coast. The school authorities have been kicking about it. Anyway I don’t think that the present snow will last long enough to rope off other streets.” D. U. PRESIDENT COMING Local Alumni to Entertain Head of Fraternity. Thomas C. Miller of New York City, national president of the Delta Upsllon fraternity, will be the guest at a luncheon at the Board of Trade Tuesday. Local fraternity members were invited. KILLED ON CROSSING Bu United Press PORTLAND, Ind., Jan. 10.— George D. Smithson, 28, Ridgeville, was fatally Injured and hiß wife and two sons were badly Injured when their automobile was struck by a Nickel Plate switch engine at a crossing here yesterday. Smithson died four hours after the accident.

CITY OWNS THIS HOUSE BUT CITIZEN POCKETS THE RENT

An arrangement whereby a private citizen has been collecting rent for a house owned by the city, without paying taxes or street Improvement asse nents. In existence since 1918, was disclosed today. Schuyler A. Haas, whom fijayor Duvall named corporation counsel Sunday night, was attorney for the citizen. Haas was president of the board of works In the Tewett administration, when the deal had Its Inception. Haas represented the citizen during the Shank administration. when an attempt to

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Edward C. Toner, editor of the Anderson Herald, who died at his home t in Anderson today.

MUSSOLINI LIKES , HIS FUTURE READ Receives Many Letters From Mediums and Horoscope Makers and Peruses Them All.

By Benito Mussolini, Premier of Italy As told to ThomuN B. Morean, Rome Manager of the United Press. (Copyright. 1927. by United Pre9s Associations. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or In part prohibited in all parts of the world.) (This is the fifth of a series of articles on his daily life and work by Benito Mussolini, as told to Thomas B. Morgan. Rome manager of the United Press. Each article in this series has been personally revised, corrected and approved by Premier Mussolini.) The office of premier and especially the office of “duce,” carry with them a plentitude of work outside that of the ordinary administration. The administrative part of the seven ministries under my direction can be readily systematized and arranged In such a manner that the business moves with ease. For Instance, I give wide discretionary powers to my subordinates, not alone that it may result in greater efficiency, but that they may gain greater experience thereby and acquaint themselves thoroughly w(th the particular part of the state machine under their direction. Therefore only the important decisions are left for me and these are rapidly made so that neiSMPAYSIT . CALLSTOAOAMS Williams Had 118 Phone ‘Conferences’ on Quiz. The State paid $256.70 for 118 long distance phone calls of John D. Williams, director of the highway commission, to Thomas H. Adams, Vincennes editor, who charged that State officials were complicated with D. C. Stephenson in corrupt political actions, and others interested in the charges between March 12 and Oct. 31, 1926, records of Auditor Lewis S. Bowman show. Williams called Adams at Vincennes, sixty-three times, three times at Chicago, twice at other points. Will O. Feudner. Rushville editor, associated with Adams received sixteen long distance calls. Other calls by highway commission employes were registered, all to be paid by the State. No protest was made until Adams asked for a legislative inquiry. KILLER IS GIVEN LIFE Harvey' Franklin Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder. Harvey Franklin Anderson, 21, was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Indiana State Prison today for the fatal shooting of Lowell R. Young, filling station attendant at State Ave. and New York St„ Sept. 30. Anderson pleaded guilty to sec-ond-degreee murder. Judge James A. Collins sentenced Robert Williams, Negro, 32, one to five years for auto theft, and Grant Ashley, Negro, 38, two to fourteen years on burglary chrages.

straighten out the affair was made —and dropped. The citizen is John C. Carroll, 2355 N. Pennsylvania St., grocer at 601 S. West St. Carroll admitted to a Times reporter that he has been collecting sl6 a month on the house, but contended he had a written agreement with the Jewett board of works giving him permission to do this in consideration of having made Improvements upon the house and having it moved during construction of the Pogue’s Run drain. Haas admitted the charges that

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ther do the under secretaries take up my time nor I theirs. But it is outside of these administrative functions of my office, that I find a vast amount of important and imperative work. Being premier brings an abundance of necessary duties extra officio, which must be undertaken because of the office. Correspondence increases daily and a large part of this correspondence must have my personal attention. The audiences must be granted to numerous heads of social, scientific and Industrial organizations and to foreign personages, the office of premier carrying with it a bounden duty for these efforts. Besides, in the ordinary procedure of Italian affairs, the premier must occasionally be present at the opening of expositions, the Inauguration of monuments, the welcoming of foreign delegates to international meetings, the opening of new public works of every description and make regular official visits to the various regions of Italy. This imperative part of the office of premier occupies quite one-half of the available time. The administration of the seven ministries comeß first in the duty of the premier, then he must so expidite the affairs of government that he can devote the rest of the time to his private correspondence not of an official character and to the extra-official duties which devolve him as the incumbent of the office. My unofficial correspondence has (Turn to Page 3) DISMISSES AIMEE CASE Prosecutor Declares State’s Star Witness Perjured Self. By United Press LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 10.— The Aimee Semple McPherson conspiracy case, a national sensation for months, was ordered dismissed today in Superior Court. Charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice against the evangelist; her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, and Kenneth O. Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, i*ere thrown out of court at the request of District Attorney Asa Keyes. Keyes told the court the case collapsed “because the State’s star witness. Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, “gave perjured testimony” at the preliminary hearing. 40 AND 8 INSTALLATION Branch of Legion to Hold Banquet at i. A. C. Tonight. State and local officers of the Indiana "Forty and Eight" will be installed at a banquet tonight at the Indianapolis Athletic Club, it was announced today by Grand Correspondent Phil E. Clements. Charles Ardery, secretary of the national organization, will preside. A. R. Vegalues of Ft. Wayne will be installed as grand chief de gare of the State organization.

Carroll had collected the money, declaring that he had appeared before the Jewett, Shank and Duvall admin lstration board of works in an effort to settle the matter. "Carroll has the right to collect the money because he has color of title,” said Haas. The Bell city administration bought four lots at Norwood and West Sts., which it considered necessary In the construction of Pogue s Run drain. The lots are: Three vacant lots CTurn to Page 11)

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16 KILLED IN WILD PANIC AFTER SMAU EIAZE AT MONTH FILM THEATE Victims, Mostly Children, Attracte By Mary Pickford in ‘Sparrows’— X Suffocation Caused Death. BODIES PILED IN STAIRWAY Grieving Parents Plead With Morgi Attendants to See Corpses. Bu United PreM MONTREAL, Jan. 10.—All through the. night, mothers a fathers, in an agony of suspense, moved in little groups throu the city morgue, seeking their children among the bodies tak from the Laurier Palace Picture Theater, where seventy-six w< suffocated and trampled to death yesterday in a mad stampe caused by a small fire in the balcony.

At the hospitals, others inquired for the missing among the thirty or mo(s victims, some in a dying condition, being cared for there. When the morgue reopened today, after being closed for a brief respite from the harrowing work of identification, seventy-four of the dead had been identified. About 800 to 1,000 spectators were in the theater for the Sunday afternoon show. Children predominated, attracted by the childrens’ favorite, Mary Pickford, in “Sparrows." A minor film, tragically titled “Get ’Em Young,” was flickering on the screen and the house resounded with the shrill laughter of children when a curl of smoke was seen issuing from a corner of the balcony. As theater attendants hurried forward to put the blaze out, a flicker of flame shot through an opening in the woodwork, startlingly vivid in the darkened theater. The dread cry of “fire” was heard and pandemonium started. Pile Into Stairways The balcony was packed with children because of the cheaper admission, 17 cents. As the mad rush for the exits started, they piled into the two narrow stairways, which make two turns or “elbows.” On the left- ] hand stairway, the stampeding children were caught in a hopeless tangle in one of the turns. Those in front went down and the press from behind sent others piling on top of them until the narrow passage became a mass of struggling humanity, five aand six deep. Those on the bottom had no chance for life. A medical report showed sixty of them died from suffocation, all air cut off by the solid mass of bodies piled high above them. The story of the tragedy, assembled today from the incoherent accounts of those who survived and the description of rescue workers, (Turn to Page 11) FARM RELIEF TO FORE Bloc Leaders Prepare Bills to Be Given Both Houses of Congress. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.—A sincere effort to force through a farm relief bill in the eight remaining weeks of this session of Congress was promised today by farm bloc leaders shaping bills for consideration in both houses. A bill is expected to be reported to the House by the agriculture committee before the end of the week and hearings will begin before the Senate agriculture committee within a few days, Chairman McNary announced. Elimination of tax reduction and delay In consideration of elections cases has opened the way for the farm bills, leaders pointed out. Republicans are especially eager to j eliminate the perplexing problem ; from the 1928 political situation and j Democrats are working toward the same end. SEE HELP FOR BLIND ________ j Indiana Boosters for the Blind to Present'Bill. Following the examples of several other States In giving more attention to living conditions for the bind, Indiana Boosters for the Blind will present to the Legislature a bill providing for financial relief for certain affected persons- Duties of boards and officers of the proposed administration units that will carry out 1 the plan outlined is described In this measure. Persons whose aggregate income exceeds S9OO per year shall not be entitled to the benefits described in the bill. Yearly financial aid from the county will total $360, accord- i lng to the plan. REALTORS MIAMI BOUND Six members of the Indianapolis real estate board are in Miami, Fla., to attend the annual midwinter ses sion of the National Association of Real Estate boards. Those attending are: Thomas F. Carson, Frank E. Gates, William L. Rice, W. K. Miller, Peter F. Blntz and Robert MacGregor, executive secretary of the board. SKATED TO DEATH Bu Times Special BEDFORD, Ind., Jan. 10.—Kenneth Ledgerwood, 8, died Saturday evening of Injuries received when he skated down an Incline Into the path of an auto. He la the son of Mr, and Mrs. Heber Ledgerwood,

Forecast -Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, not much change In temperature. Lowest tonight about 18.

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Panic Death Toll of Half Century Rh United Freni Throughout the past half cent there have been many death-deal fires in schools, churches, theat and other public buildings, with high mark in loss of life in this co try reached on Dec. 30, 1903, wl 375 persons were killed in the ] quois Theater fire at Chicago. A list of some of the most tra fires follows: Conway’s Theater, Brooklyn, deaths, Dec. 5, 1876. King Theater, Vienna, 850 deal Dec. 8, 1881. Opera Comique, Paris, 200 deat May 26, 1887. Baptist Church, Birmingham, A 115 deaths. Sept. 20, 1903. Rhodes Opera House, Boyerto' Pa., 169 deaths, March 4, 1908. Flores Theater, Acapulco, Mex 300 deaths, Feb. 2, 1909. Italian Theater, Calumet, Ml 72 deaths, Dec. 24, 1913. School building, Cleveland, N. 73 deaths. May 18, 1923. } School building, Babb’s Swlf Okla„ 37 deaths, Dec. 24, 1921. Theater, Drumcollogher, Irela 40 deaths, Sept. 5, 1926. limns WILLVOTE AGA Only One Office Filled First Balloting. \ By Vfiiterf PrcRH TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Jan. 1< Election of William Mitch as set tary-treasurer was the only major flee tilled by the biennial election District No. 11, United Mine Wc ers of America, official tabulation returns showed today. A second election will be net sary to choose other officials, Harvey Cartwright. Bicknell, triet vice president, and Willi Stinson, Oakland City, led in bal ting for president and will be c

didates at the second election. For international board mem! W. D. Van Horn, Terre Haute, a slight edge over C. C. Webs Terre Haute. Michael Fergus Terre Haute, likewise earned a sll lead over James H. Terry, Dugj for district vice president. None of the board members ft the four sub-districts was elected. Alex Skene, Terre Haute, was U er in the contest for assistant to legal department, Dale Staple! Sullivan, being his nearest c petitor. John Morgan. Linton, led voting for district auditor < credential committee, while Cl; Webster, West Terre Haute, ' high man for district teller. FIRE ROUTS 200 BO Ten of Students at Academy in ’ ginia Suffer Injuries. Hv United Press FRONT ROYAL. Va., Jan. 1 Two hundred boy students, rang in age from 12 to 20 years, luul i leap from tho second and tl ; story windows early today w fire trapped them In the main bt Ing here of the Randolph-Ma i Academy. Ten of tide boys were ba burned and otherwise Injured. M of them got broken arms or 1 and sprained backs in their le Charles L. Melton, in charge of academy, was overcome by smok The building was wrecked. 0 the front wall was standing after fire. All of the boys' belongings, eluding trunks and clothing, w lost. Many of them escaped v only the pajamas they wore. 8< Jumped from the roof of the th story brick structure. Others sllc safety on knotted bed clothes. DANCER ATTEMPTS SUICID Bv United Press DETROIT. Mich., Jan. 10.—2* Edna Schenk, 25, a dancer, Is It serious condition In a Detroit ! pltal today following an attempt commit suicide by taking pol yesterday. The girl claimed to th' daughter of Rev. Q. N. Sc ha Brooksburg, Ind., and would give reason for the act.