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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-09
As Judd's Friend

40 Ouuu iNhu
Willard began quietly. As Judd
Gray's friend in this dark hour, he
said emotionally, he wanted to
speak solemply and sincerely in
family council. He recited the facts
Of Gray's early life, how, reared in
a beautiful home" he mad become
church-going, we'll educated ami sue
cessful
HE married lovely woman. and
a child was born of the union. 1t
was wonderful life. Not a STAIN
Not a blot But in June, 1926, all
that was changed. A sinister, fas-
cinating creature came across his
path.
Il would not place another bur-
den on the stricken heart of a mis-
cradle woman, but you must have
the truth. That woman, like a
poisonous snake, drew Judd Gray
into her glistening coils and there
was no escape.
"Never Satisfied
Judd Gray came within the grasp
of that abnormal woman, possessed
of an all-consuming, all-absorbing
sexual passion, animal lust, which
was never satisfied" y
AS Willard became vituperative to-
ward her. Mrs. Snyder leaned for
ward, her under lip curled slightly.
Gray looked at the floor.
He drank and drank and drank, %
said Willard, land when he was so
weakened he was far below normal
she invariably would breach the sub
ject of doing away with her husband.
That woman used her body to
ensnare Judd Gray. She drew him
to her. And he became hers. She
tried herself to kill her husband"
Willard outlined testimony of the
unsuccessful murder attempts. Ere
morseless, she kept after her victim
until she got him." he said.
Whisky Counter-acted
Mrs. Snyder had left poison in her
home on the night Gray came to
kill her husband, Willard charged.
4 Gray drank it and only by imbib.
ing whisky was he able to save his
own life, Willard said. Thus, when
the time came for him to strike
Snyder with the sashweight he was
unable to do il, the attorney said.
The poison, he charged, was in a
four-ounce bottle found under a
pillow in the bedroom of the mother
II believe that the quart of whisky
also left in the room was counter
irritant and saved Gray from
death MlllaFd said. s..ss. ssAtss ~
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-09
Veal Drops


aO-13O lbs. ............$ 9.75@10.25
13O-I6O lbs. .,.,.. 10000 1925
10000 lbs. ........... 1O.10M10.40
2OO-25O lbs .,,.. 9.S5 a 1920
$50 lbs. up ........... $500 $50
Cattle
Receipts. 900 market steady; o.
Bulk stock and feeder steers 1850 $50
peer cows 1'SSG go
Low cutters and cutter COWS. 4'2oe' o'oo
Calves
Receipts. 700: market strong to higher.
Best vealers ............ $11 90 az 100
Heavy calves ,............. 600 q o.oO
sheep
Receipts. 100; market quotably steady,
Bulk fat lambs ...... 13.00@15.50
Bulk Gull lambs ....... $50 IU0
Note = Sheep quotations established
Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-09

NEW YORK STATEMENT
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, May 9-Clearings. SAT-
600 000 balances, $4,000, 900.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. May 9.-Foreign exchange
closed irregular. Demand sterling.
S4S5h, up 90 lie; francs. 3.91 u
Ira. 5.46c, up .08hc; belga, 1889 u C;
marks, 23.681ac.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-09
Banks and Exchange
INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
NEW YORK STATEMENT

May O.
Local bank clearings were $4166, 900
debts, 81 ,058, 900.
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BIZ UniteG Press

. EAST. ST. .LoUIs. May a-Hogs-Re-
S53.s5o l1 lbs. s9.S5@s.75: 50o,a50 lbs
1895 a 1905; 10000 lbs. $9.s5 g 1925;
10000 lbs, $3.50 @10.25; 99-160 lbs.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000. market. steady
beef steers, 50. 90 @1O.40; light yearling
steers and heifers, SO a 1925 beef cows.
$4.25 a $50: vealers, SIZE havy calves,
So Q8 bulk stock and feeder steers, So a
Q. sheep-Receipts. 1900; market.
S1525; bulk fat lambs, SIS: bulk Gull
lambs, $1,000 ell; bulk fat ewes. $7@
7.50.
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HEALTHY ADVANCE
MADE BY STOCKS;
MANY NEW HIGHS
Several Record Levels for
Movement Established
on N. Y. Exchange.
Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty industrials Saturday
was 1874. up 90. Average of twenty
rails was 1885. up Al. Average of
forty bonds was $3.50 up IL. new high.
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RUTH DOMINATED,
CLOSING PLEA
CONTINUED From Page II

hundred more persons managed TO
force their wa yin. 1t was raining
outside and the humidity was in
tense. Warren Schneider, brother of
the slain man, who collapsed in the
courtroom last week while Gray was
testifying, was a spectator and
seemed to have recovered.
Invective flowed from Wallace. At
one time he called Gray this 'miser-
able piece of filth"
''They said they would show you
he was intoxicated. Wallace told
the jury. why, to that tAnaconda
quart of whisky accomplished no
more than shooting the rock of Gil
braltar with a pop-gun. They were
going to prove that he was domi-
mated. Why, this man was the
superior in experience and educa-
ton. He had spent his life influence
ing women. That was his business.
Selling intimate garments to women
buyers"
Let us not pin the red badge of
courage on that man." he said. For
hereafter If you want TO kill a man
in Queens County you get mixed up
with a woman, charge her with
domination and hide behind her
skirts and you shall go free, hero.
Mrs. Snyder Dominated
Wallace said it was Mrs. Snyder
who was dominated and said her love
letters proved it. It is always the
one who has succumbed who writes
to her paramour," the attorney
Numbered. He poured ridicule over
the contention that Gray might
have been poisoned on the murder
night.
Il want to plead for this boy as
though he were my own son, gentle
men,
So Willard today sounded the de-
tense of Gray, in his closing argu-
ment to the jury which will retire
before nightfall to decide whether
he and his mistress, Ruth Snyder,
are guilty of the murder of her hus-
band, Albert.
The largest crowd of the trial was
present. Notables of royalty, stage
and screen were scattered about the
audience. The Marquis of Queens
berry was unable to find a seat.
David Belaasco was pressed into a
corner. Peggy Hopkins Joyce waited
a half hour to enter.
Mrs. Snyder, colorful despite her
mourning garb, looked refreshed.
Gray was more than ever the neat
corset-salesman.
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SCIENCE

Aeronautics
Astronomy, Popular
Electricity
Evolution Pro and Con
Fact and Fancy
Psychoanalysis Simplified
Seven Modern Wonders
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TOLEDO. May 9-Hogs--Receipts. $50;
9.75; medium $10@ 1926; Workers,
$10.25 a 1885: good pigs, $40 40 q 0.75.
Calves-Receipts, light market SLOW.
Sheep and lambs--Receipts light; market,
slow: Cattle-Receipts, light; market
steady.
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I'm ! En- RlNlNS
Bridge Parties
Festivals and Fetes
Games, Indoor
Games, Outdoor
Old Fashioned Dances
Party Menus, Prizes,
Favors
Unique Shower Parties
Valentine Parties
Wit/and Humor
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
PHOENIXVILLE

John uzut son of Paul Ozut. is i'll with scarlet fever
 Mrs lola Streeter was Williman- tie visitor Tuesday
 Mrs Nettie Lyon is expected home from Gfutnn Saturday
 Some from here were in Hartford attending the circus Wednesday.
 WHfrrd F. Latham spent the week end at he homo here Az present he is surveying n Thompson
 Hamilton uot president of Rollins College Wmter Park Fla. called on acquaintance hDrg Saturday
 A.ss Grace Bueil Was ut home over Tuesday evening from Putnam She E employed in ths telephone office there
 Ms Cora Clemens attending the eraduatfau exercises in Putnam this week Thursday evening at the Brud- ley Theatre Friday seniae tha rgcep- tion and dance at tho State Armory Lawrence E Keith. son of Mr and Mrs Edward Keith. aua nf the graduates
 Tuesday June 2lst. was the thirti- eth birthday If Ian BNers af this place. and the friend ef Nr Reers e. the number of fifty gave hm a sur prise Qn Tuesday evening rling silver watch was presented ta him by Charles ? fatcm. and his ea=warkors ln the Tatem Manufacturirs Ca plant The evening was pleasantly neut with games and music Miss Katherine Ia tenn, violinist. and Mrs Roy Clemens. pianist furnished the rumentai music. and Mrs Archa Walker. and Mildred Buell. led the gr1a singing. Mr Byers was the reeipi nt of many good wishes from his friends being popular with an Guests were ures- ent from Putnam North Ashford. Eastferd. Abingdon. and Ph6enixville The members 0f the Eatford Band
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
ATTAWAUGAN

Ms Walter Bruce fea Saturday m pr9dr
 Mrs Iam Tbyne has gone for a visit fu Paw eet
 Mrs Balrh Tracy s ss St Niacents Hospital. Worcester. for observation
 Mr and N- C-~-s Fz-t ana iamtiy spent the weekend lu FitchburE Mass
 Rev and Mrs Wilbur Newton and Miss Vivian Newton of Massachusetts were callers the past week on friends here
 Mir and Mrs Napoleon Forest wis ited MT and Mrs. George LaFortune an their way home to Fitchburg from their wedding trip to Canada.
 Mir and Mrs Harold Balcom and daughter and Henry Gardner of Paw iucket wert callers sunday with Mrs. Laura Thynp
 Mrs Joseph ratrault and daughter and Mrs Joseph Aubin and son at- tended the play by the school children of St Joseph school in North Gr0s- venordale ou Sunday
 The missionary society of the N E. church held their annual picnic at the summer home of Mir and Mrs B. ]. Taft at ticXaudfr's iAke inst WeiuUs- day 4 pleasant time was enjoyed by all and fine supper was served inside tho cottage Two former ministers were present. Rev John Carter of Jewett City and Rev Wilbur Newton of Massachusetts. also their families.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
EAST THOMPSON

Mr and Mrs. Fernando Ross motor. ed to Norwich, recently.
 Mrs. Brunell of Webster, has been guest of Mrs. Sandstrom.
 Mrs. Horetfa Soper Visited her sister. Mrs Bofham of Webster.
 The parsonage given to the Meth8- dist church by Silas J0siin is to be sold and 1he proceeds will go c. the church.
 Mrs Pember is heartily gree,e ! back to her former home and t9 her church work.
 All the churches were fairly WeIl attended In spite of the inciemency of the weather
 Mrs. Edwin Johnson and children have been visiting her friends, Mrs. Carl Ames, Brandy Hill road
 Mrs Marian Gale. of Rutland. Mas, hospital. has been calling upon sey- eral friends in East Thompson.
 The young people of the Community b9use as East Thompson will give a fair on Saturday, July 2. Among the other attractions will be q large cake tat irf q great many slices. One of the slices HI contain silver prize
 The H9st appearance of the Girl se1u Eir AWid0H, leader, wa greatly enjoyed and their musical numbers praised A slight mistake IH last =zae was made the piano duet Has bp Mrs LaRee and daughter. Each If the girls gave excellent render ines of their paris vocal and inztru- mental. Mr.. Adams i- 10 be cOngratu- lated upon her arrangement of the program and President BiXby Tn her readings from the Signal was very entertaining. The collection of flow CTS many of them given hF Mrs 0rrin Whiting were fine. Rev. Mr. Cham berlaiH Pastor ef che Methodist church was present.
 On account of haste the excellent program arranged by Mrs Edytne Woodward Adams at Kings Baugh- ters Hall last Wednesday was not complete. The "W C F. U of Thompson is d power for good and for twenty years has had splendid record for its temperance work. work ing hard along its many branch rejoicing that Prohibition has been won. and Shat 4 7saloonless nation i- The result. Several familiar tempe rance hymns were sung.
 Ing Love Like Flowers. song bH Inc school scripture reading "Plant P wers h Life.s Pathway. song by
 aal: V lcome. Evert MaFhea, Suppose. Louise Bayer. "A Travel
 Arthur Whitney; Natures hor-
 Flora JaelsHi song hs Mis- Rath
 aee and Raymond MayheW SsaE. Whitney The Best Way. Allen fHse.Il6 offering Rodger Bayer. Ray Hand BaEer Lawrence BaEer; Dolly EE..-e Ruth IeQellle. primary song Rla an Bell Miss Ietaille's ala sGhlldreH Day, Esther May
 When Jesus Was a Little Boy. E HHrl BHveHs song. Happy ehfl- #Eaa HaE. Louise BaEer recitation, 4Hiea .4h he Way w. Love. Dorothy GuviH#s readIns Dorothy Hathews recitation. Elois Logee; song H=H Hrans. Esther MaTheW
 Greeting Children Day" Bertha HH Iva recitation. Elna Law: .strew HhH Was With Flowers. sarah Bay ar5 Giving and Praisiug. George Raf.l-ata @Gad .@ Loving Care. Grace Whitney. Greeting Children's Day, Hh. lia d8zlyu reading Patchwork, ' Thomas GiVona: "Collection Time. Ruth B3er; address; offering and an aaurcamarts "OW Parting Song. by school. henedietier Each child did the5r eaHt perfectly and th musical selections wore excellent The house Wa- Hf ttilT decorated
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24

White House nesqs indicates only fodr official dishes have been broken since i9ts
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24

Percy French of Hartford ts at ms home for a weeks vacation.
 Mrs II. C. Tatem is visiting. her mother and brother i1 0rlmelit i'"A
 wiss Eileen MacBan of Hartford vas at her uueie'a over the "eeH-ehH.
 W Prudence Deane attended the Claes uav aVereIaes iH Putnam Tues day evening
 The Eadiea Af seiefy met at tha home 0f M George French Bur day aftefnoon=
 Ralph G. French of the V Hannibal returned home Tuesday fH. . months furiaugh
 Tuesday evening friends Of I'm Byres gave him surprise parff I honor ef his birthday He Wa santed a watch There were af9 fifty present and refreshments af cake and ice cream were served.
 The Buell. school and the Gcatrr srhool closed the school gear 9H fr- day June f7, with @ frHlc Ht air7- Lewis camp at Cry stal Lake. The day was spent with swimming pad ding, boating. fishing playing and eating. The teacher and children certainly appreeiate One findne ni John Kaletchitz in proEId az transror- tation for the picnic.
 The following is the attendance record for the school year l926s21t in the Center Primary school Those perfect in attendance for Inc fall term were. Francis Yoskovich. Irene fos- kovieh. and Carolyn Warren. Thasa perfect in attendance for fhe winter term were. Agnes YoskoV.ch. Katie Victor Nickick. GearRf ehilkott. Richard Trim Hazel Bar ! rington. and Carolyn Warren, Those | perfect in attendance for the spring.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
BOY BREAKS ARM

Page Jeaa#a- saa # RalHh z Jon E.n-.- uerintendeHi- i-ef schools. an8 Mr. Jenkins. broke his urm while iurrIur aver 2 har After Che fraez fura hai heaH Nr3qs3 and Che bone sft af thp Day kmbatl Hospital he was removed to his home
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
FIRST VISIT IN 27 YEARS

GE4 Hopkins uf Boston. wth Mrs iIot.ll Nea lu lhe ely tWa day- E Nas Mir Hopkins first
 Ytars. except far a .Har6 ~ when he came here with the aa.t her fHa family for HerIE e ur the uli fdir grounds. Err WaIl known iu rOl8 Putnam tch.r au che Putnam Ha h th0 das uf NaH-
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
rent., C.ran.nlsr- seh.nI


 Perfect attendance for tae year. J HrIe Rosyar Rerezka hahiboWtz.
 Perfect Attendance for the spring arah Audert. Diana Chandler.
 Naklcki Jennie Reaear. NarHa
 tactH It.ile Chandler. Emil klea 1arelka SafitoNIlz Kenneth Walker.
 well Walker, Alfred Warren. Jaz
 fosk0cich.
 Iat4l amount af money EaRea in school bank $t4I 10
 Award Perfect attcHdaHea Jennie Hasgar. #ffaz1a AaHihowIfz reTmaH- HlB. Mary CH.if5tf Elizabeth TatsH. sarah Anderi perfect spelIiHg faf the eaar. Helen Chasatt Hatt5s king. reading mot books from the approved IHt. totaiIHg thftg=aHc Anita klau af= collecting most flowers, Jennie RazFar. perfect health record for year. Sadie Naklicki. Diana Chandler. Helen Chilkott; most one hundred per cent arithmetic papers. Kenneth Walk CT.
 Graduates Sarah Andert Helen Hattie kluR. Emil Klee, Wal ter King Adrieh Lewis, Clarence French. Alfred Warren. Kenneth Green.
 UT5,i,o If.Dao ,sates indicates .nlvI
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
EAST THOMP SON

The East Thompson Baptist church celebrated "Chadrcus and Father " Days last sunday st their house of worship The services were opened by an organ prelude. played by Miss Dor ethy MaYhew hort but excellent ad- dress hy tho pastor, Rev George Eos Fer Camp appropriate for the day. fol- lowed hy the program, arranged hy the Misses Helen Low and Edna Leveille. Openinr song invocation. Scatter
 Tn Canada airnlanes are being used s.s trasssfr, ass-=s..,sf.s ta fha min
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
THAT

The usual ea'l regarding the use of explosives over the Fourth has gone out from the sanctum of His Honor the Mayor Tn i9es not mean that there will not be some popping before and after it ha the effect Co SO reduce the noise that no one notices it afe and ae Fourth has been the program in Putnam for SD long that Che days and nights when bells were fung. wagon burned. and ear mons roared. is Hell nigh forgotten.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
EASTFORD NEWS

term were Hazd Harrington. susan Latham. Katie SaklieH Richard Tr|Pp. Gizeiia E6Ear, Carolyn War ren Mary KIug and FraHel lasa- sirh The two children #a1 were neither absent. taldF HlH q a for Che entire year af Isz dat were
 Branch Y5. kaEIeH and Carolyn #ar Feu. The percent of attendance for fHa EcaE va fG.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
THAT
THAT

If anyone want t5 t#ke the trouble Co examine Che records it would be easy ta discover neither or not the crop af June bnaes H ap to that of a year ago. it appears from the columns of the Pat that the crop Is about an aVeFaza .ae-
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
THAT

After a period of f9rty-fiye years which 8e have had on the near-sum- mit aI Oak Hli Re welcome for the first time visit from the city's high W8V department The street doctors have grafted on considerable new soil made necessary the wash of heavy rain for the Ha nearly half cen tHrF. Hhc street ha not been accept ed hg the eitY end does not haze to bear fHa heavy t of the main thorHaeHfares. aae of the daily wis tt9rs eH. chan 8f thc highway department and Him credit is due for faHe the n ta EaHe the trcct repaired .r fl ..Ef Putnam was incorporated fa humanitarian arf a aldHMHH-u larse. AaH along while The 4aos Id sak6 show tl. d#6HaI -a his. Ia5HHc.5 .r c.zH aa.H many
 and a the hleaWa= mIeHA Y taHe aI the hat HiiHHH
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
Ff

Those Hhs HHtemaHl# au asking Hhy ea=aI aaH b. laasHa faH several cents fe EaliH oFaH eleha th Mas achH=aEf aE EhldH IaH# state !Hes Sam ' maHaata #ss n able ta answer ae fhr question mtg be praHaunded fa .Ima Ask Ha AH other editor. Ig Webster aa hs been bought as iaw as n cents. aul can be bought For l6 at any t.m=. IT many parts of Che Bay State and LIt tie Rhody the roadside filling station have signs up offering their wares ai IF. ls af 70 cents. according ta luca ton The minute the driver crosse into tho Nutmeg State the signs Tea, 23 cents There is considerable ga brought to Putnam from Webster. a. a fifteen gallon tank filled in that t1Wt
 saves the purchaser over dollar Th, dispensers u Putnam might r,t tl ucther and solve this problem to tbel advantage.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
THAT

The umusylle golf course Is to hs thraWn open ta che public sunday It is a privately owned course and i- purely business enterprise. The pro prictor admits that the greens aud fairway wll he better next season than tbs but there are many who have expressed desire Co play the eaurs a tHa opportunity s ta b. af-
 arded tham. a5 is.
Putnam patriot., 1927-06-24
CI,eV Say
THAT

X new ffrzer ta aa dutg between tae clfy and 4 aadef Lake iu the near future. It Jim dandy THAT
 The old sma z Hala just above the bridge over .. tt5e river on the Putnam Wood a.a Eoad is no more- The change in tH. road has cut t of entirely from stream. There has been some talk 6t maEiHE new swine ming place bg eat8Hg haHk oHH- ed by the city near Che site of the former pool Talk doesn't get the youngsters a place to swim What they want ie aimnfa hole, a spring board, and the greatest essen tail=Water.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27

their Ford car one day this week.
Miss Wilmington and her pupils
were calling on Mrs. N. X. WEIGH at
noon on Tuesday.
Some of the Pleasant Valley folks
have been attending the revival SER
vices which were being held at Loeb
Lynn Heights.
Mrs. N. K. Welch was a visitor ct
the home of Mrs. Hosea Elsey for a
short while on Sunday.
Mr.. Edward Sembower and son Wis
tied at the home of Mr.. N. K. WEIGH
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Edward Sembower drove his
car to church at Loeb Lynn last Sun
day night and while in the church the
car brakes froze solid, but after an
application of hot water the car got
off in good condition. When in sight
of his home Mr.. Sembower ran the
car into a snowdrift and was forced
to accept aid from his neighbors, Nor
ris WEIGH and Earl Wonderly.
Miss Gladys Elsey, who has been
visiting her brother in Bruceton, w.
Va, has returned to her home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
DEER PARK.

Mrs. C. H. Merrill, of Altamont,
was a visitor to relatives in our vii
lage on Thursday last.
Miss Flo Jenkins is in Keyser, W..
Va, at this writing.
Mrs. D. R. limbaugh and Mrs. T.
H. Mosser were in Cumberland one
day last week doing some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Minnick, of
Cumberland, are spending the week
at the home of the latter's parents
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hess, Mrs.
Philip Hess and children, of LaVale,
Cumberland, spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Mr.. Blair Day, of near Petersburg,
w. Va, was in our town few days
to purchase some dairy cows.
Mr.. James Walters, Jr., has arrived
at his home here from Florida.
Mrs. Philip Goliath, nee Miss Bertha
Browning, is here visiting her par
ents.
Mrs. John Fitzwater, Jr., has been
placed in charge of our school follow
ing the resignation of Miss Edith
Sommers.
Mrs. D. R. Hinebaugh gave an old
time rag sewing party on Tuesday
evening. Those present were Mrs. o.
j. Harvey, Mrs. 7. H. Mosser, Mrs. E..
E. Sollars, Miss Maude Minard, Miss
Frances Thrasher and Miss Eunice
George A very enjoyable evening
was spent by all attending.
Miss Bessie Keyes visited Miss
Anna Thrasher on Sunday.
Miss Thelma Harvey returned to
Cumberland Sunday evening after a
visit to her parents here.
Mrs. Albert Holtschneider spent
several days at her home here re-
Gently.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-01-27
LONG DISTANCE GUN SALUTE

When Rear Admiral Thomas Wash
ington settled down to his duties a
short time ago as commandant of the
Twelfth Naval District, with head
quarters at San Francisco, he was
given a long distance" gun salute by
telephone Admiral Washington re.
lieved Rear Admiral John H. Dayton,
commandant of the Mare Island Navy
Yard, who had been filling both posts
When the orders of the two officers
were read in the presence of ranking
officers of the district the gun salute
was sounded over direct telephone
line between San Francisco and the
receiving ship a. c. ~
pleasing tribute TO ~
naval aGloer ss he assumed a new
command. according to the Pacific
Telephone Magazine.