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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
S2,OOO,OOO FIRE
UNDER CONTROL
Eight Buildings Burn at
MorgantoWn, w. Va.

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MORGANTOWN, w. Va, April ID.
Eight buildings were destroyed to-
day by a fire which swept the busi-
ness district of Morgantown. caus-
ing damage estimated at $4,000
The fire was reported under control
four hours after it was discovered.
The blaze started in the basement
Of the Orr Brothers Bldg, burned 1t
to the ground and spread to the
Shelby shoe store and other build
ings.
Fire companies from Uniontown,
Morgantown and Westover fought
the blaze.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
AUTOS HURT TRACTION
Ft. Wayne.Decatur Line Petitions
for Abandonment-Rev Drop.

" Inroads of the automobile on pas
senger and freight traffic is given as
the reason for a petition of the Ft.
Wayne and Decatur Traction Com
pany to abandon their road. which
covers twenty-five miles between the
two cities.
The petition was filed today with
the Indiana public service commits
sion. 1t points out that in 1924
130,195 passengers were transport
ed, while last year the number
dropped to 1O2,2O4. They ask per-
mission to hell one. and one-half
miles of the line in Ft. Wayne to the
street railway company for $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
INCE SEEKS DAMAGES
Movie Director Asserts Magazine De.
famed Him; Asks 500, 900.
BU United Pres,

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LOS ANGELES, April 14.-Charg-
ing defamation of character, George
e. Ince, motion picture director and
actor, has filed suit for 100000 dam
ages against the Hollywood Filmo-
graph, screen magazine. and Harry
Burns, asserted published.
Ince filed the suit yesterday in
connection with publication in the
Filmograph of an article attacking
movie schools" as fakes. He
claimed that in the particular ar
ticle he was named as director
general" Of one of these schools.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Titanic Disaster Date
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WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
coast guard cutter Modoc today held
memorial services off the Grand
Banks, Newfoundland, commemorate
ing the fifteenth anniversary Of the
sinking of the giant transatlantic
liner, Titanic, by an iceberg with
heavy loss of life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14

dlanapolis and lodged for the re-
mainder of the night in the bull
pen.' He gave his address as 526
N. Delaware st. The car and liquor
were confiscated by Putnam County
authorities, McMurtry said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
REED CHALLENGE SEEN
Refusal OF F'ess to Serve I'm Probe
Viewed as Gage
BU United Press

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WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
next move in the controversy over
existence or nonexistence of the spe-
cial Senate election fund investigat-
ing committee is generally regarded
as being up to Senator James A.
Reed Oem.), Missouri, committee
chairman.
Refusal of Senator Fess Rep),
Ohio, to accept Vice President
Dawes appointment of him to a va
cancy on the body, was regarded to-
day as gage Of battle, flung by a
leader of the conservative branch Of
the party. Fess is close adviser
of President Coolidge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
ADVISED OF ILLNESS
Justice Department Acknowledges
Formal Notice.

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WASHINGTON, April 14.-The
Justice Department stated today it
had been formally advised of the i'll
ness of Earl Carroll, prisoner en-
route to Atlanta, and that the mar
shall in charge would see the New
York man was given proper care. At
torney General Sargent has studied
CAROLS recent application for ex-
ecutive clemency, but he sees
now no reason for Federal Govern
ment intervention, it was said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Patsy 'Forqot'

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VAN NUYS, Cal, April 14.-Pat-
sy Ruth Miller, screen actress, to-
day was sought by police on a war
rant issued when she failed to ap-
pear ito answer to speeding
charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Fl Teeth Out; Dies
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STAMFORD. Conn, April 14.-Ex-
traction of twenty-ore teeth today
was believed to have caused the
death Of Harold Faucet, AZ, a phar-
macist. Two days after the teeth
were removed, he became violently
ill and died within forty-eight hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
STORM DEAD REACH so
Fear Other Bodies May Be Found al
ROcksprings, Texas.

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ROCKSPRINGS, Texas, April ID.
-Rocksprings continued its search
for storm dead today.
The known list was definitely
placed at 60 and 160 injured had
been accounted for as result of
Tuesdays tornado. OF the injured, a
score may die.
Army and civilian surgeons and
doctors caring for the injuries fear
that more dead may be found in the
debris.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
DISABLED SHIP DOCKS
No Heat Or Light for 165 Passengers
During Twenty-FOur Hours.

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PHILADELPHIA, April 14.-With
her boilers disabled the coastwise
passenger steamer Mary Weems en-
route from Palm Beach to New
York, was towed into port here to-
day with her 165 passengers little
the worse for twenty-four hours
without heat or light.
The Weems. which burns oil fuel,
was forced to anchor off the Del
aware Bay. Tuesday night after
vainly. trying to steam with a fuel
oil too heavy for pumps to force
through the furnace burners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
1898 IN KINDERGARTENS
Report on Indianapolis Attendance
Made at Trustees Meeting.

Report on free kindergartens at
the meeting of the board of trustees
of the Indianapolis Free Kinder
garter. and Childrens Aid Society
showed 1898 children in attendance
during March.
The report was made by Miss
Bertha Wallace acting superinten-
dent. The meeting was held Wednes-
day at the William N. jackson Me-
mortal Bldg, Twenty-Third and Ala
bama Sts., with Mrs. David Ross,
president, presiding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Forecast

Cloudy with probably rain
tonight and Friday; not much
change in temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Home Edition

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New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
sashwe eight. ?"

sashweight?" ...-
 "No."A
 "Why theno"
 Tn case there should De a fight, l think"
 You were so attuned to the sit uation that you made all prepara- tions for confict?"
 Not necessarily"
 show Us how you struck those blows?"
 Gray here stood up on the stand and illustrated how he raised the sash weight and brought t down on Albert Snyders head.
 Why didn't you show any emo- ton while yon showed us that?" Wallace asked.
 You cried last night in telling about it. Why don't you cry now in acting 1t out? Were your tears last night purely for effect?"
 No Grey replied.
 The Murder Plans.
 Wallace then asked concerning the plans for the murder.
 You joined , her because she bounded you and dominated you?" he asked,
 "Nes."
 When did this dominance be- gin?
 Tt was gradual. About last May she had that power over ne"
 Why in reading your confession did you omit the statement: She was q woman of great charm ?''
 The state objected to ,.e question and wuen Wallace observed that it was clear, Justice Sculder inter- Ycned.
 He might have thought so at first and have changed his mind since Justice SCudder said, and the spectators burst into laughter.
 l5ailIffs banged and shouted for order and the judge glared angrily, The question went unanswered.
 Objections were popping like eX- plodlng shells about Wallace, at one time even Edgar F. Hazelton, his as-
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05

As he told of being taken by Syra- cuse police to the station, however, and of the crowds that surged around him with the booming of flashlights. his eyes grew misty and he wiped a team from his cheek. Begins To Weep.
 Tn the train,' he said, suddenly beginning to weep. they told me I'd better come across. That they'd like to treat me like gentleman, but there were ways to make me talk if they had to be used.
 "They showed me newspaper with a headline that said Mrs. Shy der had confessed.
 First one questioned me and then another. Finally I was so confused l told them l had been in Queens Nil- lage that night. l don't remember whether l told them the whole story a. that time or not"
 No Sleep In Four Days.
 He said he was taken to the Queens county district attorneys of flee where he was told to tell his story in his own words. This was Monday. and he said he had no sleep since Friday night.
 Next he told of his ar"aignment and his appearance at the police line up,' where he had 10 stand on platform while dozens of masked detectives looked him over. Miller frequently asked Gray if he had his glasses on at various times during these days. State wit nesses have previously testified to re- membering him by his horn trimmed glasses.
 Gray was then asked to tell about q conversation with Mrs. Snyder be- fore the killing.
 Wanted to Elopc.
 'She had read about the divorce mill at Elkton. Marylan1.' he said, and suggested We elope down there, get divorced and then marry. II told her the idea was ridiculous and she kidded me about it. She brought it up several time later and
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
before leaving for Queens Village.
 Accounts Hts Actions.


 T got up about : o'clock he said and got a shoe shine. After break fast I did some errands and then went to the office of my friend Had don Gray and made an appointment for lunch.
 II called on a customer then, had two or three drinks. and Had don met me about 1 o'clock. We had lunch and ] told him l had an engagement with Momie in Albany and asked if he would do me favor by mussng up my bed and mailing some letters and hang ing out the don't disturb sign. He said he would and went away. I had some more drinks. took my briefcase, stopped at a place to get scme drinks and went to the station. had dinner on the train and ar- rived in New York abou. !G o'clock"
 Back In Syracuse.
 Miller next asked Gray to pick up his narrative at the point where he got back to Syracuse after his trip to Queens Village. II took a bath at the hotel and changed my clothes" Cray testified, "and called Haddon Gray. He was out but his wife said she would have him call.
 "Oh. when I got to my room ] found a note saying something like: Perfect. Call when ready" The note was then produced and identified.
 'Haddon called me about 5:30," Gray continued, and asked me 10 dinner. I asked him to come down 10 get me as l was in trouble and wanted to sec him personally. He came down with another man. told them I'd got in a miXup and had got some blood on my clothes.
 T gave them a black suitcase. the
 We took all this to the gentle mans cffice and then went to Had don's house where we had some- thing to drink.
 Got Quite Drunk. II had supper there and stayed till about II o'clock. Then called on a friend at the Syracuse hotel and got quite drunk. I went to my own hotel then and was still Up when de. tectives came and got me.
 T went to police headquarters anc after some time was taken to cell Later I was taken up stairs anG questioned by two men. That was or in the morning. T asked if I could communicate with Haddon Gray and they said no After long questioning I was asked to make a statement as to m. whereabout on the day l had beer ! in New York.
 Mrs. Snyder Stares-
 T asked to see a lawyer, and the! { said mo-"
 ! Gray remained perfectly calm al he spoke and Mrs. Snyder sat calml, ! with her chin in her hands boldl! staring at him.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05

once l think l agreed 10 go. But was so intoxicated l could not" Gray then doubled jA his nara tive to tell Of Mrs. Snyder having telephone bills and mail delivered to her personally so that -l,r husband would not become suspicious.
 Gray's confession was then pro- duced and he read it, emitting such parts as he asserted were untrue.
 Omitted But Little.
 He omitted little as he read and that little was details If no impor- tance. His reading Of the confession sounded like a sllelctoniSed form of his testimony on the stand yesterday.
 As he came in his reading to the recountal of the actual killing. he began to cry again and his voice choked with emotion. .Irs. Snyder seemed to have herself in perfect control and listened calmly.
 One point in the confession which Gray read as truth but VI ich he did not include in his spoken story on the stand. dealt with threat made Dy Mrs. Snyder.
 It was alleged in the confession that Mrs. Snyder threatened Gray that if he did not aid her in killing her husband. she would disclose 10 Mrs. Gray their illicit relations.
 This statement Gray re1d as being true in loud clear voice.
 Miller then rested in his direct ex- animation.
 Cross ss-Eyamination.
 Dana Wallace, counsel for Mrs. Snyder, began cross -cXamiHation and jumped right to the hour of the murder.
 "You say you had your glasses off at the timo?'
 "Yes."
 ''Where did you take them off"
 Tn Mrs. Snyder's mothers room,'
 How long did you take them off before hitting Snyder?'
 T don't remember"
 Did you take them off having in mind you were about 10 use the
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05

When court was adjourned both the principals were in 2 state bordering on collapse and had to be helped from the room.
 The crowd was SO unruly today that opening of court was delayed 10 pinu<es as the spectators struggled for vantage points.
 Gray resumed the witness chair, and Mrs. Snyder went to her seat at the defense counsel table. Both were very pale but seemed to lave them selves well in hand.
 Gray immediately took up his story of the killing of Albert Snyder.
 Wore Dead Mans shirt.
 After Snyder was murdered, Gray said. he put on one of the dead mans shirts which Mrs. Snyder gave him. and they then went down stairs where they sat Tn the living room.
 This testimony was repetition of the last of yesterdays narrative and counsel for Mrs. Snyder objected. Justice Scudder said Gray might double back on his story if he had additional details.
 Gray continued to tell of disposal in the furnace of bloOdstained cloth ing and of hiding the sash weight.
 Then we went upstairs" he said. and into the room where Snyder lay.
 T think it was at this time l put the revolver OH his bed.
 She asked me if he was dead. and l said 1 did not think so.
 Strangled Prostratc Man.
 "She asked me to help her twist wire around his neck. I tried. but was so shaky and so drunk that I couldn't do it.
 T started mussing things up to burglary.
 she asked me if would hit her over the head to help the burglary story, but 1 said l could not.
 T did tie her up. however. and took two drinks and then left by the SlQe QOor.
 Gray then told of taking 8 bus to Jamaica from Queens Village where the Snyders lived. From Jamaica he went by taxi to Manhattan. where he had breakfast in the Grand Central terminal and then took the S:45 a. m. train for Syracuse.
 Could Not Sleep.
 T tried to read on the train and could not" he said. T tried to sleep and could not
 Samuel Miller, Grays counsel. who was conducting the direct examina- ton of his client, asked at this point if Gray had worn any disguise or changed his appearance ill any way. Gray said he had not.
 Gray then told of throwing from the train brief case which con- tained poisons Mrs. Snyder gave him alter the killing.
 T was very dazed when got 10 Syracuse" he said. T went directly to my room in the Ononduga hotel
 He was then asked to recount his actions in Syracuse the previous day.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
a sash weight

1 suggested sash weight
 Il got the sash weight and the chlorotorm and some cotton waste and some picture wire. gave them all to her and she begged me again to help her. said: No, you will have to so through with this alone" Worked On.
 l Later, however, he testified. she worked so on his feelings and he had got into such a state of nervousness that he tentatively agreed to help her. He went to her house on the , night she had set, March l9. She had told him that she would leave a package of cigarettes on the hall l table if it was all right for him 10 ] go upstairs when he got 10 the house, and he mentioned as an indication of his condition that when he saw the cigarettes he could not remem- Der whether 1t meant to go upstairs or to stay down.
 But he went up. He hid In the darkened room Of Mrs. Snyder's ab- sent mother and drank deeply from bottle of whiskey that had been left for him. Once he decided to leave but as he went down stairs a car drew up to the house. and he knew 1t was too late.
 T hid in the room again. he said, "and after Mir. Snyder and the little girl were asleep Mrs. Snyder came to me.
 "'You will go through with 1t for said 'Momie, I'll try'.'
 "Shc took me by the hand and led me to the room where her husband was asleep. l had the sash weight and she had the chloroform and waste and a duster had brought. "'Now is the time she told me and I went into that room and hit Albert Snyder on the head with the sash weight. He gra bbed me by the necktie, and think hit him again. 'He was still full of fight and l jumped up on top Of him and tried 1 to choke him with my hands" He then told of his appeal to her 1 for aid and how she reSponded py picking up the sash weight and striking her husband down from be- hind. ....
 Objects to Recess. Gray had got hardly beyond this point when Samuel Miller. his attor- ney, suggested adjournment. and Justice Scudder agreed.
 Not yet" the witness said in . loud voice. I've got few matters to clear up yet" And he went on to tell Of burning the blood stained clothing. of planning burglary alibi and of tying up Mrs. Snyder in according with this plan before he left the house and fled back to Syra- cuse.
 It was a session tense in drama and >one that thrilled the damned courtroom. As Gray talked tears streamed down his face and Mrs. Snyder sobbed convulsively. His mother was present with his sister and brother -in-law and they too wept. Women in the crowd cried.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05

uo"h. ENerythlng ate caused continual belching and gas that bloated my stomach.
 The poisons of constipation swept through my system ravaging my liver and kidneys. Whenever I moved pains shot across the small of my back. And my nerves be- came affected. Insteaa of sleeping at night l would toss and turn. For two years ] suffered intensely. Then Tanlac came to the rescue.
 This wonderful tonic cleaned out my system, toned up my organs, re- lieved stomach trouble and nervous ness. It gave me new strength and health. I recommend Tanlac to everyone"
 Give Tanlac an opportunity to re- lieve your suffering. to give you health. The first bottle brings amazing results. At your druggists.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
GRAY STANDS IN
 COURT ROOM SCENE
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blow, and how he yelled to the wom- an as Snyder was gaining the upper hand in the struggle.
 T dropped the sashweight and l cried 'Momie, Momie. help me-. If she hadn't come he would have got the better of me. But she picked up the weight and hit him from behind. Then she threw chloroform in his face and got his hands behind him where she tied them.
 And then he lay still. She said, Is he dead?' and I said. I think so. Then she asked me to strangle him with the picture wire and tried to, but couldn't"
 Gray. who took the stand Tuesday afternoon few r'hutes after it had been vacated tJ his co-defendant, Ruth Brown Snyder was still un- dergoing his direct examination when court adjourned last night. When that Is concluded he must submit to cross-examination by both the state and by counsel for Mrs. Snyder.
 While she was on the stand, Mrs. Snyder placed the entire blame for the murder on Gray. She said he planned the murder to get her hus- bands insurance money and that he carried 1t out alone and over her protest.
 Did'N Deny Guilt.
 Gray. on the other hand. did not deny his own guilt. He said he was drunk. He said he was in thrall to her more powerful personality. He said she begged and threatened him in her efforts to force him to nfur- der her husband. But he admitted he gave way and struck the first blow.
 Through his first hours on the stand he told in monotonous detail of his relations with Mrs. Snyder. of their many meetings and oflAleir al- most constant conversations as to tho best method of getting rid of a husband.
 First He Refused.
 At flrat he said he rejected the proposal altogether but at length he began to weaken. First he aided only so far as to ask doctor he knew about poison. Then gradually he said he began to give ground un- der constant persuasion and at last agreed to procure chloroform. T told her I would not aid in the murder" he said. But I got her things to do it with. She asked me what I thought about beating him unconscious and then giving him chloroform, and I said it sounded plausible. No. feasible. She asked me what sort of an instrument would be good and I think it was I who
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05

Patrick Keefe, Uell-knoWn citi- zen living at Fl Court street. New H a V e n, Conn. suffered ailments for several years before he found relief. He says: My st o m a c h gave me so much trouble I became weak and run down. .Everythins
New Britain herald., 1927-05-05
Keefe Gives on Health

Quick Recovery From Severe stomach Troubles, Nervousness and Rundown Condition Proves Value of Tanlac.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

within the provisions Of the quota
system and must give UP. work in
American factories in Detroit and
similar places. Secretary Davis an
nounced today he would ask the next
Congress to apply the quota stand
ard to Mexico.
1t is understood the Department of
Labor also favors application Of the
quota provisions to all countries OF
South America, thus placing the
peoples of the Western hemisphere
on a par with the European i'm
migrants affected by the 1924 i'm
migration law.
Back of Davis in this Is the
American Federation of Labor,
which has expressed its satisfaction
with his ruling regarding Canadian
employed in this country, but resid-
ing across the border.
Kellogg, however, besides oppos'
ing Davis in the Canadian matter, is
said to be antagonistic to any appli-
cation of the quota system to the
peoples of Mexico or South American
countries. His Davis difference is
said to be as irreconcilable as his
disagreement with Secretary Hoover
over the restrictions which should be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03

BIZ NEA SerUice
CHICAGO, June 3.-Young man,
hitch your star to a taxicab
That is the gist of the text offered
by Saul Silverman, taxicab driver
and basso, who soon will sing the
title role of Handel's oratorio, Eli
jah," at Orchestra Hall here-his
big opportunity.
Since he was a boy in Detroit,
Silverman, who is rs now, has
longed to sing in grand opera. He
made of his trusty cab a rehearsal
hall.
Silverman, married, has little girl.
Monetta Marjorie. 8, was given a
chance to sing with the Los Angeles
Civic Opera several times during the
1925 season. He drove a cab in his
spare time.
His chance to sing with the Chi
cago Civic Opera is the result of
constant plugging. In his first
operate test in Chicago he failed,
the qualifications calling for knowl-
edge Of twenty operas, of which he
lacked two.
He brushed up on those two while
his cab stood in line waiting for pas
sengers, and now he is ready.