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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Snakes to Ireland?
Away Wild Ye'
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, May S.
Suspecting Mrs. Anna Red
monte Of Philadelphia, a third
class passenger, of taking
snakes with her to Ireland, a
steward on the Hamburg.Ameri-
can Liner Cleveland notified the
the chief baggage master, who
insisted that black grip, she
was carrying, be examined.
"The steward heard them
hissing," the baggage master :
said.
Snakes? Why would I be
carrying snakes back to the
land of Saint Patrick! ex-
claimed Mrs. Redmonte.
She opened the bag, revealing
two small kittens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
FUND REACHES $165,125
Three Days Left in y. w. Wheatley
Building Campaign.

Climbing rapidly toward the final
objective the Phyllis Wheatley Y.
w. c. A. building campaign for
Negro girls and women has reached
$165,125, with three more days to
complete the public solicitation and
to reach the $20S.500 goal.
A special gift of $1,000 by Miss
Alice p. Kelly was reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
BOYS JUMP 3 STORIES
TO FLEE FROM HOME
Two Carry Injured Pal
Three Miles, Then
Desert Him.

Three boys leaped from a third
story window to escape from the
Marion County detention home, 225
Z. Michigan ST., early today.
But brotherly love gave way to
the youthful desire for liberty and
Herbert Watkins, 13, of 1904 e.
Georgia St, was abandoned by the
Belt Railroad and Bluff ST., suffering
from injuries received when he
leaped from the window.
Two Are Hunted
Herbert is back in custody, while"
Roy Watkins, Is, his brother. and
Henry Taylor, II, of 120 S. Davidson
St. who escaped injury when they
leaped to the ground, are being
hunted by the police.
Desertion of Herbert did not come
until three hours after the trio had
become fugitives.
Herbert's injuries of torn liga-
ments had caused the knee to stiffen
and each step brought agony. So
for three hours the two young fugi--
tives practically carried Herbert
along. They tired after three miles,
which it had taken three hours to
cover, and suggested that Herbert go
to nearby physician for treatment.
They would meet again at certain
coal pile at a certain time.
Doctor i'm Red
Herbert hobbled to doctors
residence, but the professional
gentleman declined to leave his bed
to treat the knee.
'He told me to come back today
Herbert said.
Herbert hobbled back to the coal
pile. and waited. His pals in crime
and in escape did not return.
Brotherly love had chilled In favor
of freedom. Herbert had been
"double-crossed," he said.
A crossing f1agman. suspicious
ing from a train. called police.
Herbert told his story.
Not Surprising
Escape of the trio was not
surprising to Miss Susanah Pray,
matron of the detention home. She
told police that escape from the
institution is easy for older boys.
who decide to run away-and that
unless improvements are made I'VE
won't be able to hold any boys
here" The home formerly was an
apartment house.
The three boys were convicted in
Juvenile court Of entering an east
side garage and stealing auto parts.
They were sentenced to Whites
Institute at Wabash.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Auto Sales Increase

BU Tnifed Press
NEW YORK, May 5.-The Cen
eral Motors Corporation sold 1885,
703 vehicles the first three months
of this year, an increase of more
than 100000 over the first quarter
of 1926, the corporations quarterly
report said today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
World Wheat Session
n United Press

bN LNIItU PTtSS
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 5.-As-
sembling from grain centers Of the
world representative of wheat farm
ers of the United States. Canada,
Russia and Australia today will or
ganize for a discussion of the prob
lem of world cooperation of. market
ing that crop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
WANT 'REALTOR' BIGGER
Idea Wins Prize in Real Estate
Board Contest.

Proposal Of a. Van Treese to en-
large the "Realtor." weekly publ
cation of the indianapolis Real
Estate Board, won first prize in the
idea" contest of the board accord
ing to announcement at the luncheon
at the Chamber Of Commerce today.
A desk set was first prize.
City Engineer Frank c. Lingen-
felter and Virgil Fandagrift, pres
ident and Frank Cones and John
W. Friday. works board members,
were guests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
SISTER-BRIDE DETAINED
Girl, Is, Held as Witness in Case Of
Brother-H Husband.

DIT UNIItU TTtSS
BROOKLYN, N. Y, May 5.--EIol.
lie Greenberg, Is, who became the
wife of her brother. Oscar. II, when
the two met after having been sepa-
rated since infancy, was held today
as a material witness in the trial
Of her brother.
OscT, reared as Max Cashan, by
a family with whom his mother had
placed him when he was years old,
will be tried under that name next
Tuesday on statutory charge.
Meanwhile Justice O'Keefe OF
Children's Court remanded Mollie to
custody Of the Childrens Society.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Saturday Tag Day

Mayor Duvall today proclaimed
Saturday as Carnation Tag Day
and Sunday as Mothers Day in ac-
cordance with plans of the American
War Mothers Association. Duvall
asked all citizens to cooperate in
making the observances a success.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Ball Game Postponed

BU Times SnccinI
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May s.
Rain and wet grounds today
caused the pOstponement of the
first game of the Indian-Blues ser.
les. The Indianapolis team IS
scheduled here three more days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
U. S. Bars Books

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Custom
headquarters officials here today
called Boccacio's "Decameron" and
the Arabian Night" obscene in ex-
planting why shipments Of these
books were held up at New York.
The volumes, it was said, are mad
missible to this country either by
mail or imports.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Opera Star Sues

BH HlFcd PFcSS
NEW YORK May 5.--Freida
Hempel, opera star. has brought suit
against August 5eckscher, million.
aire real estate man and philan-
thropist, alleging breach of contract
by which she was to receive from
Heckscher $4,000 a month for the
remainder Of her life. The agree
ment was understood to involve
marriage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Flood Refugees HuddIe in
Rain in TenSas Parish,
La.
NEW BREAKS EXPECTED
Homeless May Reach Half
Disaster Facts Today

Fourteen thousand food refu-
gees await rescue in Tensas Par.
ish, Louisiana.
New levee breaks menace thir.
teen Louisiana parishes with popu-
latiOn of 100000.
Engineers, basing belief on previ-
Gus dixie breaks, assert new coli
lapses almost certain.
Expected spread of high waters
will bring inundated area to half
of LOuisiana's surface.
The Red Cross relief fund
reached $7,183,54S this morning,
an increase of nearly $1,OOO,OOC
over night, national headquarters
announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
c. of C.. Pledges
Flood Control Aid

BH United Press
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Federal
legislation for permanent flood con-
troll in the Mississippi valley was
urged in a resolution adopted today
by the convention Of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce. which
pledged its cooperation in all efforts
to rehabilitate the flooded areas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Seek Missing Wife

Leonard Hamm today asked po-
lice to search for his wife Bessie
Hamm, %, who, taking her two
children, 4 and 2. left lone Wednes-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
GRAY YIELDS
SASH WEIGHT
BEFORE JURY
Forced to Re-enact Snyder
Staying at Command of
Ruth's Lawyer.
CALM DESPITE GRILLING
Witness WithstandS Har-
rowing Ordeal.

. LONG ISLAND CITY, N. ", May
5.-Henry Judd Gray today raised
aloft the windowsash weight with
which Albert Snyder was killed and
showed a jury and a courtroom full
Of spectators how the murder was
done.
He had just finished his direct
examination, featured by declara-
ton that Ruth Brown Snyder often
during their clandestine meetings,
urged him to commit bigany and
marry her, and was taken over by
Mrs. Snyder's lawyer. Dana Wallace,
for questioning.
The attorney took up the weight
and handed it to Gray, who seemed
for a moment to hesitate in taking
back into his hand the weapon he
had welded with such deadly aim.
Wallace told him to take off his
spectacles.
-"Show how you struck Albert
Snyder" commanded the lawyer.
Held in Both Hands
Gray raised the weight over his
shoulder, grasping it in both hands.
Then he brought it down, almost
gently, instead Of with the resound-
ing crash which the courtroom in
stictively had set itself to hear.
This grim re-enactment was but
one of the narrowing moments Gray
experienced. Wallace spared him
nothing. He sneered at Gray and
then turned to sarcasm. He doubted
Gray was as drunk as he said he
was when the murder was done. But
Gray remained calm, unshaken and
courteous in his manner.
Cross-Quiz Begins
Dana Wallace of counsel for Mrs.
Snyder began cross-examination of
Gray. He questioned him about the
exact time he removed his glasses
the night of the murder. Gray said
it was shortly after the Snyders re-
turned home and that he left the
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05

The spelling tournament in the
city schools is over.
Eight zone champions. to repre-
sent Indianapolis in the State Spell
ing Bee late this month, were chosen
today in oral bees in eight school
centers. They are the only contest
ants surviving the spelling contest
which started with 10000 competing
in the grade bees.
Only one boy was able TO win and
the other seven zones will be repre-
sented by girls, when the State Bee
Is held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05

The Best Grand Laundry. Main 0774.
Economy finished. 10 lbs. $1.51 if
half fiat. Everything ready to use.
ADV.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
WOOLL.EN IS
DOOMED FOR
PRESIDENCY
Endorsement Comes at
Luncheon of Democratic
State Central Body.
RESOLUTION IS PASSED
Taggart, Others Praise In
dianapolis Banker.

Indiana Democracy, through the
Democratic State Central commit
tee, lunching today at the Claypool,
indorsed Evans Woollen, Indian
apolis banker, as it's choice for pres
idential nominee in the 1928 cam
paign.
y Former Senator Thomas Taggart,
= presiding, was loud in his praise of
Woollen, as were Dale Gutenberg
er, Anderson editor; William II.
O'Brien, Lawrenceburg; Lew O'Ban-
non, Corydon; Dan Simms, NLafa-
yette, and r. Earl Peters, FIT.
Wayne, Democratic State chairman,
who also addressed the luncheon.
Pass Resolution
Resolution, adopted by the COM
mittee, reads:
eve, the members of the Demo-
cratic State committee, recOgniZ-
ing in the Honorable Evans Wool
len man of such extraordinary
ability and integrity as to meas
ure up to the highest position
within the gift of the American
people, and,
Recognizing that his academic,
legal and business training and
experience peculiarly equip him
for the proper Interpretation and
solution of governmental prob
lens, and,
Recognizing in him a man who
understands and has sympathy
with the viewpoint Of people in
all walks of life.
"We hereby earnestly indOrse
the Honorable Evans WOOllen for
the Democratic nomination for
President of the United States,
confident that in his nomination
and election the party will have
a great leader and the country a
great executive"
Democratic Monthly
The committee also discussed the
NEW Democratic monthly magazine.
publication of which will begin in
June for the purpose of furtherilg
the party's interests in Indiana.
The meeting and luncheon were
attended by all district chairmen and
vice chairmen, and by the following
persons prominent in Democratic
politics:
Mrs. James r. Riggs, of Sullivan,
National committeewoman John Hell
Ter of Decatur; Thomas Mccullough,
Anderson, president of the Demo
cratic Editorial Association; Addison
B. Drake, Fairbanks, floor leader in
the last House of Representatives;
John B. Bender, Zionsville, House
caucus leader; Senator Curtis Shake,
Vincennes, and Representative
George Saunders, Bluffton.
"Jeffersonian" Type
Charles e. Greathouse, Democratic
national committeeman, charged the
State and national governments with
corruption, extravaganza and having
too great an interest in big bust
ness. He reminded the audience
that there is an anti-third term senti-
ment against Coolidge, and declared
that WoOllen is the personification
Of the real standard-bearer of Jeffer-
sonianism.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Eight Winners Out OF
10000 Children Are
Decided Today.
Spelling Champs

Zone ANDREA Rh0adS.
Zone 2-Marcella Ardern.
Zone 3-Maxine Van SAINT.
Zone i-WiIbur Moran.
Zone 5-Marjorie Benson.
Zone 6-Emma Gibson.
Zone blanche SchOnecker.
Zone 8-Ruth Dorman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05

Hitler Office Supply Co., Main O612.
We deliver the goods-promptly. Adv.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Forecast

Unsettled tonight and Fri
day with probably showers; not
much change in temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05

Over nSnt, national headquarters
announced.
BIZ United Press
Fourteen thousand refugees huddled
in a driving rain along the levee
in Tensas parish, Louisiana, today
awaiting rescue. They were cut off
from high land by breaks in the
Mississippi River levee at Winter
Quarter and Vile Clare. Water
poured over the parish. Floods to the
north and west shut off the only
avenues of escape.
The breaks came Unexpectedly aft
er Tensas residents had refused to
heed warnings and evacuate their
homes.
Boats to Rescue
Small boats from Vicksburg and
Natchez. Miss. secured the waters
all ni~ht- and today, taking the rain.
soaked, frightened victims from the
levee to points Of comparative
safety. River steamers acted as
memberships for the small craft do
ing the rescue work.
Authorities hoped to remove all to
safety without loss of life.
Many on the ridges and levees,
however, suffered from exposure.
Women and children huddled under
strirs of canvas, the only shelter
avail able.
Expect Dikes TO Fall
The crest of the Mississippi River,
after inundating parishes in the
north. as far west as the Ouachita
River, is sweeping southwark and
engineers believe the dikes cannot
hold the flood from territory lying
between the big steram and the
Atchafalaya River.
Thirteen additional Louisiana par
ishes. in the southern part of the
State, inhabited by more than 100000
persons, provided new danger points
in the flood area today.
Judging by force Of the flood
which has snapped leveees as the
crest advanced, engineers believe
nothing can hold the dixie at Big
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slaughter" Too Hard

Andrea Rhoads, II. seventh grade
pupil at School II, defeated Charles
Becker, II, eighth grade, School sc,
in Zone /. when Charles misspelled
Slaughter"
Marcella Arden, II, ga, School 45,
defeated Alberta Lee, II, IA,
School rs, in Zone 2. The misspelled
word was Cigar"
Maxine Van SAINT, IS, SA. School
A, spelled lightning" and won from
Elizabeth Winner, IL, SA, School 80,
in Zone 3.
All-Boy Battle
Two boys fought 1t out in Zone 4.
Wilbur Moran, IL, 5A, School 40,
defeated Willard Ransom, II, IA,
School 4, on the word Obliged"
Marjorie Benson, II, SA, School %,
spelled height" and won Zone 5
championship from Shirley Rogin,
II, ga. School 6.
Emma Gibson, IL, 5B, School 80,
won from Nina Mae Head, 13, SB.
School 21, on the word vegetable. /"
in Zone 6. :.
Blanche Schonecker, ~, SA, School
80. defeated Richard Pierce. Is, SB,
School 26, on the word "administra-
tion," in Zone Z contest. =
Ruth Dorman, IL, IA, School Ia,
won from Marjorie Gividen, u, SB,
School So, in Zone contset on the
word patience"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-05
Home Edition

The third of DIR. Will
Durant's articles on the Snyder
Gray trial will appear in The
Times Friday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-01-28

SYia dlii5 70 law that I, the undersigned
1NielS AauSen, County Clerk and n
Gordef' and as such ex-officio Cont :,
214TcsISlrar m and for Sheridan COUNTY
L1'CI ana VIII close the registration
DoONs Aor the registration of eIectors
FIesldlng in the town of PlentvUJoo5
2herlddh County Montana or TbIrS,
uay. the 18th day of February n
80 at the hour of five O'clock p Mt
lila, nat SAID registration books will he
G AS,, as aforesaid on account of the
annual IOWn election to be held in a1d
Tor the Town Of PIentywood Cou IoiiU
81 sheridan Montana on Monday the
an uay OF April, A. D. 1927. between
the hours of a. m. and D. M
IhaI an electors desiring to vote AT
f 3aIu eIectlon must register by appear
ING before Deputy Registrar or he
lore any Notary Public or Justice Of
me Ieace, but preferably before the
county Clerk and Recorder at his Of
IlcG IN the Court House in the Town
OF FIehtyWood, Montana, as and in the
manner required by law, prior to the
uay, date and hour for the closing of
the registration books aforesaid E1ec-
tors VINO failed to vote at the last gem
eral election must register to vote AT
TINS election: electors who moved from
the precinct last voted in to a different
precinct must have the change noted
on the registration books
IL YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED
YOU CANNOT VOTE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my official signature at
my OFFICE in the Court House, in the
Town of Plentywood, Montana. this
9TH day of January, A. d. 1927.
County Clerk and Recorder. and as
such ex-officio County Registrar
IN ana Tor Sheridan County, Mon
tana. 4O-t4
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-01-28
CHILD LABOR IN
CREASES SINCE FAIL
URE OF AMENDMENT

child labor, according to official
federal statistics, has been increasing.
steadily ever since the failure in
1922 of the second federal amend
ment on child labor. Exact figures
In 1922 were more than 8 per cent
OF all children between 10 and Is
years of age engaged in gainfuI oc-
equations. Or one in IL of all the
children of the United States. AS
the child census was taken in mid
winter, and children under 10 not ev-
en- counted, it is obvious that these
figures are far lower than the num-
Der of children actually working dur
ing what should be their schiol life.
Authoritative reports are published
regularly aimed to secure support for
improved federal and state legisla-
ton and improved enforcement of la
Dor laws. But counter publicity sent
out by employers of child labor de-
ceives many people. Absurd stories
have been believed that the farmers
boy or girl could not be required to
bring in fuel for the kitchen fire. and
the city child could not be required
to DO an errand at the corner store.
No law has ever been dreamed of
that included such absurdities.
The truth is that the proposed fed
eral and state laws would protect
children in dire need of protection.
children working long hours at hard
labor, children working nights or un-
foreground.
Child laborers should be set free
and sent to school and playground.
IA state legislatures will be in ses-
sion in 1927. The National Child La
Dor Committee says that 'In every
one of these states child labor stand
ards should be raised.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-01-28
The SpOkesman's Secretary
Being the Letters of Name to Nom
By UPTON SINCLAIR

we have to be so scared of them %
"Scared?" I says. "Who's talking
about being scared?"
"Well then," she keeps on. why
not let them shoot their faces off %
"But you simp," 1 says, "them fell
lers would come in here buy PRINTING.
presses and stir up our foreign lab
or"
And she says, "Wen if their money
is good to buy tractors why shouldn't
1t be good to buy presses %
And so I gets hot under the collar
and / says, 'You talk like you was
one Of them Bolshivil1is yourself" l
says, "and you had ought to be shut
up and not allowed to talk no such
rotten IDEAS"
ooh so that's all you believe in free
speech!" she says.
And just then the Madame comes
along and she sees we are having a
row and she gives a "Shush!" and
looks few daggers at us as she goes
to welcome a customer. And that is
the way it goes with we girls we are
just supposed to sit here and shine
peoples fingers and never open our
mouths at all. We have got no more
rights than if we was so many pol
ishing machines and l tell you Nom
l sometimes think it is more than I
can stand. Some day when the Mad
anne gets off one of her shushes at
me Pm going to bust loose and tell
her what think of her and her ideas
that she can dictate to free Ameri-
cans the way we talk and the way we
dress and the way we do our hair.
If that ever happens Pm telling
you that Lafferty lady will get the
jolt of her sweet life because 1 have
been talking to the other girls and
they all feel like l do and I'll bet
if l was to give a little time to il
| could get them all to stand togeth-
er and win some rights for them
selves. Gee Nom if l could have a
little nerve! But it's the same with
all of we girls our last nickle is gone
before the end of the week. We hac
ought to have somebody to stake us
so that we could afford to strike anC
not be starved into giving up! But
of course there amt anybody inter
ested in helping poor working girls
to get their rights.
P. S. Well l have just come back
from having dinner with Mr.. Edger.
ton. We went to a pretty swell place
because he says | am looking so nice
now that no other sort of place would
do for me. And he says | don't never
need to worry about what it costs be
cause my ideas is worth it to him h,
has never saw the Spokesman s.
pleased as with the ideas / have Civ,
to Him lately; he says the Spokes
man almost smiled He was so please,
and once He made a remark that H
didn't have to make and that is some
thing that does not happen once il
a month.
Of course I wanted to know so
says, "What was the remark"
And he says, "Why, he says,
went to church yesterday And Nh
Edgerton of course wanted to be DO
lite so he says, "Who preached :?
And the Spokesman says, CDR. Wrin
gum" And Mr.. Edgerton says
"Was it a good sermon 2" And Tn
Spokesman says, eyes" And Nj
Edgerton says, "What did he preac
about" And the Spokesman says
"Sin." And Mr.. Edgerton says
what did he say about it?" An
the Spokesman says, "He didn't ap
prove of it." And Mr. Edgerton say