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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-03

| Dearest Arthur:
Mother and I hemmed some
sheets today, and ordered three
dozen napkins. My cards have
been engraved, too. Mrs. Arthur
Vane!'-They are just darling.
They have beveled edge.
with lots of>love, Diana"
Realizing how far from standard
these letters must be, she feared
Arthur would be disappointed in
them.
But Arthur, surfeited with exotic
letters during the years of his will
o'-the-wisp career, was surpremely
touched by this fLtther evidence OF
his sweetheart's incXperience.
Her little notes thrilled him more
than any declaration of passion had
ever done. He answered delightfully."-
whimsically as he talked, and the
correspondence was mutually salts
factory.
Diana was surprised to find her
self the center of much interest and
admiration. Not only the girls of
her own age, but friends of her
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lnocent-so beautiful-It would kill
me if anything should happen to
HER."
When Diana returned she found
the two women examining the con-
tents of her cedar chest with the
proper degree of feminine enthu-
siasm.
Mother has been so generous"
she said, smiling to her mothers
caller. Never a word about the ex-
pense Of anything. No girl in town
has even had lovelier trousseau.
A dozen of everything and all made
by hand"
The two women exchanged
glances. In the first flush of love,
she seemed divinely beautiful. She
made their hearts ache.
But Diana was conscious only Of
her mothers approval. She baSked
in the warmth of her affection. 1t
was so pleasant to be consulted and
deferred to. 1t made her feel so
grown-up.
Then, without warning, storm
broke. plunging Diana into I'M
charted seas.
Her mother had gone to prayer
Injecting on Wednesday evening.
Diana was in the living room, en-
broidering a monogram on her last
linen sheet. A box of candy from
Arthur was on the table. His last
letter rustled stiffly inside her
blouse.
She understood that engaged girls
carried their letters there. The en-
velop pricked the softness of her
skin, but she would have scorned
removing 1t.
Nothing was farther from her
thoughts than Louis Nelson. She
had put him out of mind much as
she had stuck her dolls in the attic
at IL. But looking up suddenly, she
saw him standing on the porch
staring at her.
why, Louis. :"
May come in just a moment?"
His voice was almost meek, but
he looked detected and unhappy.
Diana assented, putting her work
aside.
What are you making? Some
thing for your new home?"
She did not answer, determined
to be formal with him.
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JOHN T. ASHBR00K
TO BE BURIED HERE
New York Advertising Men Was
Former City Resident.

Former City Resident.
John T. Ashbrook of New York
City, advertising manager of Vogue'S
Quarterly, and a former Indianapo-
lis man, who died in Greenwich City
Hospital at Greenwich, Conn, Mon
day, after a long illness, was to be
buried this afternoon in Crown Hill
Cemetery.
Funeral services were set for .
p. m. at the Flanner g. Buchanan
mortuary, the Rev. William A. Shul-
lenberger, pastor of Central Chris
tan Church, officiating.
Born in Paris, KY, Mr.. Ashbrook
later lived at Covington, KY, and
made his home in Indianapolis for
many years. He was graduated from
Shortridge High School and studied
voice in Italy.
For the last twenty-five years he
had been associated with Condo
Mast publications in New York.
Surviving are the widow; two sis
ers, Mrs. Edwin H. Shedd, 1899 N.
Delaware ST., and Miss Carolyn
Ashbrook of the art department of
Shortridge High School; a brother,
Gave Ashbrook of Erie, Pa, and an
lncle, Hub Ashbrook Of indianapolis.
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DU POINT new CADET
Quits His Pullman for Air
Service Cot.

BIZ United Press
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. g.
Alexis Felix Du Pont, Jr., son of
one of the nations oldest families
and heir to millions, has taken his
place in the ranks of Uncle Sans
army as flying cadet at Brooks
field here.
Young Du Pont~ reached San
Antonio yesterday on pullman
cara wealthy heir.
This morning he awoke on a cot
"a cadet among 100 others Of
equal rank in the barracks at
Brooks field.
1t was timid youth, this son
of A. F. Du Pont, vice-president of
the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and
Co., Wilmington, Del, whom the
United Press correspondent sought
out.
IT haven't a thing to say" was
his comment when summoned by
his cadet commandant to talk with
the correspondent.
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Have you-ah-told her any
thing?"
A wrinkle appeared between Eliza
beth's eyes.
IT have tried to, but she won't let
me. You know how close we've al
ways been, but when I asked her
if she didn't want me to tell her a
few things she looked round-eyed
and said Please, mother, don't! The
things I MUST know I wish to hear
first from my husband
"Ah, there's innocence for you. u
For years Elizabeth had suffered
the torture of the damned and
smiled enduring it, but friendly un-
Outstanding weakened her morale.
Fan" she said to her friend,
opening the door into Diana's room.
you don't know what 1t will mean
to me to see her married to a good
man."
She began to cry on the other
woman'S shoulder.
God knows I am going to miss
her." she explained, brokenly. HE
only knows what I have endured
the last four years. She is so in
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mother Piled her with gifts and in

mother piled her with gifts and in
vitations.
The cedar chest in her room was
slowly piled with dainty garments
And the dream of her wedding day
was woven like q gossamer web in
side her heart.
The Rev. Burton's widow came to
call one day when Diana was out.
"She seems very young" she said,
"to take on the responsibilities OF
marriage"
ooh, don't know" Elizabeth an
swered, complacently. II believe in
early marriages and Diana is won
derful cock. There isn't anything
about keeping house that she doesn't
know"
"But keeping house isn't all there
is to it. When the children start
coming :"
Mrs. Burton thought Of her six
and sighed.
I'm hoping there won't be any
for awhile Elizabeth admitted.
Eighteen is too young to become a
mother"
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COMM UNITY ROOM OF
CHURCH is DEDICATED
500 Persons Attend Meridian
Heights Presbyterian Ceremony.

Heights Presbyterian Ceremony.
With bowed heads, 500 persons
repeated the dedication ritual at
ceremonies Wednesday night mark
ing the opening of the community
room of the new Meridian Heights
Presbyterian Church, Forty-Sixth
st. and Park Ave.
Dedication of the entire structure
will take place some time in
January, although formal opening
will be held Sunday, Dec. 10. The
edifice will cost 100000. The Rev.
Thomas r. White is pastor.
A banquet was served following
last nights service by the General
Aid Society of the church. Speakers
were Silas Johnson, donor of the
ground on which the old Meridian
Heights Church was erected; Fred
Palmer, chairman of the executive
committee directing construction of
the new building; the Rev. Arthur
Franz, pastor of First Presbyterian
Church; DR.. Thomas Beasley and
Henry M. Bowling.
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INSPECT NURSES HOME
Committee Approves Progress on
Project at Riley Hospital.

Approval of the progress being
made in construction of the Bal
home for nurses at Riley Hospital
was expressed by the Riley Me-
mortal Association executive COM
mittee following inspection Wednes-
day. Architect Robert Frost Dag
gett conducted the tour. The home
was made possible by $5OO,OOO
gift from the Ball family of Muncie
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PHILOSOPHER TO SPEAK
Bertrand Russell Will Give Lecture
at Jewish Center.

Bertrand Russell, liberal philoso-
pher and mathematician, will give
the first of the second annual Open
Forum lecture series at Kirschbaum
Community Center, Sunday night.
His subject is Education and World
Peace"
Russell recently debated DR.. Will
Durant. upholding the negative Of
the question, us Democracy Fail
.ure?"
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PLAN FOR HOMECOMING

bV IHPS SDtCldI
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 3.-Ball
Teachers College here will celebrate
homecoming day Saturday when its
football team plays the Defiance
College eleven.
Ceremonies preceding homecom-
ing day will begin Friday afternoon
when funeral" services will be held
for Saturdays foe on the gridiron.
A parade will follow the funeral"
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Two Boys Sentenced

bH INES Special
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Nov. g.
Arthur Brickle, IA, and Chester
Arnold, IA, are under sentence to-
day to spend the years until they
are 81 years old at the Indiana
state reformatory on charges OF
stealing an automobile. They were
arrested at Indianapolis while in
In possession of the car.
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WOMAN EXPLORER HERE
Mrs. Martin johnson Visits ReIa-
tives-Returns to Chicago.

Mrs. Martin johnson, explorer,
visited Indianapolis relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. D. D. Outright, 2257 N.
Illinois ST., Wednesday night.
Mrs. johnson came here from
Shelbyville, where she visited a
brother, V. R. Leighty, and left to
join her husband in Chicago today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson ere in
America for a short visit while ar
ranging production of animal life
film taken in primitive Africa dur
ing the last four years.
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REGIN HERE TODAY

hears talk of love between her daughter
and her ''boy friend. Louis Nelson, she
is fearful that she will "go wrong" like
her sister. Vivian who ran awe away Iron from
to task in puritanicaI fashion. Mrs.
Farwell favors an older man, Arthur
Vane, a prominent San Francisco lawyer
and an old friend of the family. Louis
is insanely jealous when he finds out
that Arthur Vane has called on. Diana
and rushes to see her. Frequent quar-.
Mrs FarWell finds Diana and Arthur in
each others arm and an explanation
seems in order. They then announce
'ne1 Now GO On WITH THE STORY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-16

Reliable offers in Washington Real
Estate are always found In the Real
Estate Columna Of the Times and
Herald ClasaleieA Ads.
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was forced to withdraw after the
arrival of the Nationalist cruiser
Huiyang.
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Buy an automobile Of your own to-
day. select II from the good used
car bargains for RaIe. In fine Times
and Herald Classified Ads.
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STARS IN
CHERRY FETE

Washington's first cherry BIOS
som fete. The Spirit of the Cherry. .
depicting Japans gift to Washing.
ton of the cherry trees hat have
helped make the National Capital
famous as place Of beauty, will
be held this afternoon at Hams
Point before a colorful galaxy of
eminent governmental diplomatic
and society folk.
Presented under the auspices of
the National Memorial Foundation
the fete will include mammoth
pageant in which a large number
of Washington children will take
part. led by Miss Elijah h Gar.
diner, who will take the part OF
Cherry Flower assisted by AL
Philip Kane and Orme Lihbey as
the young Japanese lord and his
retainer, respectively.
During the pageant the Marine
Band. under the leadership of Capt.
w. J Stannard. will furnish the
music.
Beginning at 3 o'clock the fete
will be witnessed by Amba ssador
and Nine. Matsudaira and Mrs.
William Howard Taft. IN whose
honor it il presented; and in the
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The attack today on the
Cincinnati, following an attack
yesterday which caused the
United States destroyer Ford
to open fire on Marking, has
led to the opinion here that
Marking may be in a state of
disorder.
The attack on the Ford yes
terday was attributed to
Northern troops, but the forts
in the vicinity Of Marking are
still understood to be held by
Nationalist, and it is believed
they are responsible for today's
attacks.
Chang Kai Shek is in command
at Marking, and it is not believed
that he would countenance orders
for firing on foreign vessels. This
leads to the belief that the troops
may be out of control.
Reports from Tungchi state that
a northern cruiser has engaged
southern forts at Chinkiang, but
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wish ! was home with Albert and Lorraine Oh what
tragic difference few months make.
feel sorry for Mrs Gray She Is wife and her lot must
Be hard to know that her husband could be sent to the
depths that he has that he coward 30 low and rotten
that he seeks to drag himself to safety over the body Of
woman he wronged
defy Gray to dprcve his relation with scores Of women
His conscience must be Of iron II he has any conscience at
AL The women in his el And he reads the Bible What
fantastic e7 (see the picture Page Of Gray reading
the Bible).
Please mothers and wives abide with in your thoughts
Do not think of me harxhly Your sympathy win not helm
me before the bar Of Justice but will comfort me to know
that am not Oucast in the eyes Of the women of this
world.
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CAROLYN CAPEN
ENCRA WING BUREAU LABOR DISPUTE ENDED

Final settlement of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing labor dis
pntes, which have centered around
the numbering division, where, it
was charged by Luther C. Steward,
president OF the Federation of Fed.
eral Employees. that ''sweatsnop"
conditions exist. was officially an
nounced today by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon.
The settlement increases pay S
cents an hour to 1000 clerical
mechanical employees. 1t also in
creases work and shortens recess
periods in the numbering division.
1t was announced that pay in.
creases to the lower grades of en-
ployes in the bureau cannot be made
without further Congressional legis-
lation, which viii be sought this
winter.
Alvin w. Hall. director OF the bu-
reau, posted statement on the bull.
letin boards in the bureau in which
he denied that sweatshop conditions
had ever existed in the bureau and
commended the employees for their
splendid spirit of loyalty"
The Checking of employees in the
ttn1fONl utNlStuII 10
their efficiency il reserved as righs
by the bureau officials, Director Hail
announcing that the officials "have
TO intention of surrendering the
right at any time to observe and
study the operations of any group
of employees"
Bitter protest had been registered
by the girls in the numbering divi-
sion against the CLICKING of
workers there by an expert from the
Bureau of Efficiency.
Work Extra Hour
Under the final adjustment ap-
proved today by Secretary Mellon
the work Of the girls in the mum.
bering division will be increased
from 1900 to 1850 notes q day.
Two rest periods Of 10 minutes
each at 10 a. m and 3 b. m. have
been eliminated and through other
economies of time the Treasury
Department estimates that it will
be able to add one hour TO the
working time OF each girl in the
numbering division daily.
Through the increase In produc.
ton, the operating cost will be re.
duced $105,000 a wear. ii was Is.
tjmated, and all of this saving will
be turned back to the EMPLOYEES in
the form Of salary increases.
The pay Of the 1900 EMPLOYEES IN
Grade , q the clsrical-n anical
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MAY show GRAY
HEAD X-RAY

NEW YORK, April 15.-WhiIe
Mrs. Ruth Snyder today reached
into the depths OF her bosom and
stirred the hatred that has ranked
there for Judd Gray since the morn,
Ing Of March 20. when she was
arrested for the murder OF her hus.
band, the lover who will go on trial
with her Monday morning for that
crime calmly continued his course
Of odd gymnastics before his little
jury Of alienists.
Judd, the alleged sash weight
swinging murderer, the accused
picture wire twisting garroter, IS
learning to twiddle his thumbs
deKterously so that four psychia-
trists can determine whether or not
he has kinks in his tolerably large
medulla oblongata.
Bearing Up Well
He is bearing up well under the
strain.
The "viTe coward" the ..low,
Bringing, sneaking iaclSal. fiend
trying to drag me Mrs. Snyder
down into the sinking pit that he
himself willingly wallowed in, IS
being actually pleasant to the four
alienists, two for the State and wo
for the defense.
II he wins free In this case they
even see 9 future for him AZ a
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Mrs. Snyder Calls Cray Low, snea1

cent They can't send innocent away for crime
which she did not commit not il this country.
How many mothers there in this country who have
read the things that have been said about ms7 How many
Of them Sit down and think how they would feel they were
enmshed in lot Of false lodges made upon my name and
character BY unscrupuous and vicious man like Judd
Gray?
knew Judd Gray as well Is any woman knows man
know him better now than ever did before.
k"og that Re Il eoyad leu. rrinsins sneans jaekal
the murderer IF husband, ho behind
my skirts e Try 70 drag The staing M that Is
hinssH 0il1gy Dauowea ini brand spoman who
killed her husband.
I am mother! love my child and loved my child s
father Godi you mothers and wives read this and
appreciate the terrible sitting ordeal ana going through
at this timer Easter sunday. Holy Week.
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CAUSES Of
BLAST ARE
MYSTERY
BY International News service

ny AmtetmatAOmNt news service
CHICAGO. April 16.-Eight wers
killed and scores injured today in a
terrific explosion and fire that
turned a row on one-story brick
stores into seething furnace. A
dynamite bomb. a still or escaping
gas We're thought responsible for
the tragedy
The dead were members II two
families living In the rear. of the
stores. Trapped as they slept by
tons OF brick and flaming timbers
they persisted like rates while hun.
dreds of neighbors, hearing their
agonized screams. stood by power.
less to extend aid.
Identification of the victims was
almost impossible. so badly .charred
and mangled were the bodies. From
information obtained from neigh.
bors, however, police believed the
dead to be.
Sam Levin, IS. tailor; Rose, As,
his wife: Albert, 20. q son; Leo. Is,
son: Harry Sokolsky, Sarah. his
wife; Sam, IS, son. and Rose, 16s
daughter.
The injured. whose exact number
police have been unable to ascer-
tain, are persons living In the
vicinity of the death scene, struck
by flying glass and falling timhers.
The condition of the ruins made
1t all but impossible for authorities
to determine what caused the
tragedy.
One theory was that escaping css
from the Levin tailor shop slowly
filled a room and was suddenly
ignited. exploding with tremendous
force.
The Levin and sokolsky stores
received the full force of rhe hast.
They were completely DESTROYED,
with only few charred bricks and
timbers to show where they stood.
H s. Venable. who lives across
the street, gave authorities a
graphic account of the tragedy.
II was thrown to the floor py
the explosion. said Venaple. II
rushed to the windows and found
them all broken. Across the street
flames seventy feet high were
shooting toward the sky Even
from the distance could hear
screams and moans.''
Venable rushed to help the vic.
Tins but the heat of the confla-
cation was 50 intense that he could
apprnach no nearer than twenty-five
feet.
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By MRS RUTH BROWN sNYDERI

alleged slayer Of her husband Albert Snyder, late editor o
Motor Boating
This Is message to my friends and to the people who
know me only whose has been printed IN
the headlines of the newspapers since my husband his
death.
Mrs Ruth Brown Snyder, my name, is on everybodys
tcngu and undoubtedly there hundreds who
with helping Henry Judd Gray to kill my husband.
But know there thousands who refuse to believe the
evil things that being said about and who realize that
because my being dragged in the mud and slime Of
nctoriety IS no proof that not innocent
All ask is that the public withhold its Judgment Of me
until the jury that will be chosen week pass iudg
ment upon me when it returns It's verdict
have fear Of the outcome because know am inno
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services will be immediately in
creased from So to 60 cents an
hour. the maximum allowed by the
classification act.
Others Must Wait
1t is impossible at this time to
make further increases in grade
/ of this service for the reason that,
with but few exceptions. the maxi.
mum of the grade allowed by law
is now being paid" Secretary Mel.
Ion announced.
Where the maximum is not
paid. the work is relatively less re-
sponsible than the work of those
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CINCINNATI USES 4.INCH
SHELLS SAILOR HIT
ABOARD PRE5BLE
Dr. LUTHER .. HUSTON


Inteenatonaf News
raned on Marking today.
The u S s. Cincinnati fired upon by forts in the
vicinity Of Marking at 8:45 This morning the vessel
proceeded up the Yangtze to Hankow, where a naval
has been ordered due to the tense sua.
ton which exists.
The Cincinnati returned the FIRE Of the Chinese forts
with broadside and silenced the Chinese guns.
A. far as reports indicate, there casualties
the American vessel.
sailor wounded when Chinese fred upon the
United Statest gunboat Preble opposite Kangyn The
PrebIe returned the FIRE.
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Times staff Photo
EDWARD ROWLEY

who are being paid the maximum.
1t is expected that during the next
session Of Congress consideration
will be given to the establishments
of grades which wall undoubtedly be
beneficial to employees in grade L."
In his statement Director Hall
declared that charges that sweat
shop conditions exist have, of
course. no foundation in fact, and
obviously are based upon a com.
plete Misunderstanding or distor-
ton of the policy of the Bureau
officials in their treatment Of en-
ployes."
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American Missionary Kidnapped

American Missionary Kidnapped
SHANGHAI, April 16.-Miss n.
!. Craig, an American missionary,
has been kidnapped by Chinese ban.
dts near Yananfu while en- route
from Weichow to this city, accord.
ing to word received here today.
Open warfare between the factions
of the Chinese Nationalists seemed
in full force today, following the
action of the Nationalist centrists
in Marking voting for impeachment
of the Hankow government, and ar
rest of Michael Borodin and other
alleged communist leaders.
Fighting between the centristg and
the radicals is reported in Canton.
where the centrists have made eff
forts to disarm and control the
extremists.
Reports vary as to extent Of the
casualties, but it is stated that at
least 100 were killed and wounded.
Raids have been made against the
radicals in Hongkong, and the tense
situation continues in Shanghai with
additional arrests and constant
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