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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
F|REMEN BATTLE
LIGHTNING BLAZE
Draw Water From Creek to
Save Home-LoSS $4,000.

Fighting fire, caused by light
ming, with water drawn from a creek,
firemen saved the home and part of
the greenhouse of Charles Fritz,
truck gardener on the Bluff Rd..
south of the city, Friday.
The fire started in a grain storage
shed which had been struck by
lightning, according to firemen, and
spread TO the greenhouse and tool
shed. Damage was estimated at
$4,000.
Herbert Byers. S41 Prospect St,
was relieved from duty because of
injuries to his foot received when
the butt end of hose nozzle was
dropped on it.
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BOY, Il, DRINKS
DENATURED IALKY
Youth in Hospital Tells Po-
lice He Found 'Liuuid.'

Earl Madison, II, son of Ernest
and Faye Madison, 2136 Northwest.
ern Ave, is in the city hospital suf.
tering from effects of the denatured
alcohol he drank Friday evening.
Police were called by the parents,
who believed the boy poisoned. Po.
lice learned that the youth and vii.
liam Wyatt, IL, of Psi Northwest.
err Ave, were playing in the coal
shed at 2138 Northwestern Ave. and
found the liquid, property or c. P.
Curtiss, that address, a painter who
said he used it in his business. The
Wyatt boy did not drink,
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BY AIaurine Watkins
Author of Chicago"

NEW YORK, April 30.-"By ad-
vice of counsel, the defendant takes
the stand in her own behalfr'
BY advice Of counsel-perhaps the
most significant phrase in our
Criminal Court procedure.
So Ruth Snyder takes the stand,
with her eyes blue and far away
and the lines Of her face exquisitely
traced in sorrow, the devoted wife
and mother. pale, fragile, appealing
"a brave little self-made widow.
Attorneys may disappoint, other
witnesses prove unexciting, tes-
timony tiresome and pointless. but
the star will always give a good
performance.
Bad Case Well Handled
And she did-almost perfect. The
script likewise was excellent -
splendid handling Of very bad case.
A series OF questions to establish
her general character. And from
these we learn-and so does the jury
that Ruth is no butterfly. but an
old-fashioned girl who never smokes,
seldom dances and drinks but little
her pet diversions, the prosecution
would have us believe, being adultery
and murder. And modest, too; only
questioning from her attorney
forces from her lips the shameful
word corset" as her delicate mind
Y1rafarc ttcra Y,o1apf -
What we've thought all along was
a container for the chloroform that
finished her husband was merely a
whisky bottle getting ready to be lit
up-even the Snyder bottles led dou-
BILE lives. And the sash weight
you remember the sash weight
turned out to be the evil companion
of an innocent flesh reducer-a hip
roller, if you know what mean.
We expect to learn later that the
picture wire was embroidery floss
with a false mustache.
And a devoted mother: She taught
the child hymns and prayers and
sent her to Sunday school, and in
addition used her as chaperon for
meetings with Gray. And it was at
mention of little Lorraine that the
ice woman first melted into tears.
KNOWS Her Onions"
"She knows her onions" whis-
pered one hard-boiled reporter.
You would expect such a woman
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The money order blanks are be-
lieved to have caused their appre-
hen, Detective Captain Jerry E. Kin.
ney said.
A telegram from Toledo police
gives the bandits names as Thomas
Newton and Joseph Hunter, alias
Gallagher, alias Martin.
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The winner will represent Indiana
in the national bee at Washington,
d. c., in june
A first prize of $1,000 in gold is
offered, while an additional $1,000 in
cash will be divided among other win
ners. No one will receive less than
$35 in the national contest. Expen-
ses to Washington for the champion
and chaperone will be paid by The
Times.
Virginia Morgan, eighth grade
pupil in the East Columbus schools,
won second place, while Kenneth
Miller. of the Taylorville schools,
won third.
Fans Get Thrills
Spelling fans packed the Colum-
bus school auditorium for the con-
test and found the contest packed
with thrills. Twice after the con-
test had simmered down to the two
girls. there came suspense. Miss
Morgan misspelled affidavit" but
Miss Carter missed tranquility"
Finally Miss Morgan misspelled
"kimono," but Miss Carter found
encyclopedia" more than she could
master. They spelled on. Miss Nor
gan stumped on the word 'phenome-
non" and Miss Carter spelled correct
ly phosphorus" The contest was
over.
Rules employed in the Columbus
bee differ slightly from those used
in indianapolis and Marion county,
in that no word misspelled by one
was pronounced Immediately to the
remaining speller.
Prodigy Shows Class
The contest had twenty-seven en-
tries and required about an hour of
oral spelling. Words were pro.
nounced by the Rev. z. Robb Earring,
and rest periods were given.
Perhaps the most popular speller
in the Columbus contest was Flor
ence Talley, daughter of the county
auditor. She's just nine-a mite of
a girl-but with exceptional mental
ability. She smiled as she tackled
each word that came her way-and
only five contestants remained ell
gible when Florence went down on
the word allotment"
Isabel Baker, an eight-year-old
girl, but a fourth grade pupil, also
won mlNh applause from the audi
ence because of her age and size, in
comparison with other contestants.
She was seventh down, however.
The Columbus High school band,
one of the best school musical organi-
cations in the State, gave a thirty
minute concert.
Other central Indiana counties are
progressing in their bees to select
spoilers to compete in the State
Spelling Bee.
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WIDOW MAY
FINISH LIFE
, OF LINCOLN

THE fate of the unfinished Lincoln
biography Of the late Albert j. Bev-
eridge was reverently discussed to-
day by close friends of the noted
American author.
With the first two volumes near
completion, the work may be finished
by associates. Undoubtedly the first
two volumes will be published, Su-
preme Court Judge Clarence r. Mar
tin and Larz A. Whitcomb, family
friends, said.
Hastened His Death
Mr.. Beveridge had labored diligent-
ly in gathering material for his Life
OF Abraham Lincoln" personally
checking many of the historical rec
ords heretofore untouched. The first
volume and nine chapters of the sec
ond were completed but it is be-
heved have FASTENED death of Mr..
Beveridge. The second volume was
said to include the martyred Presi-
dents life up to the Civil War days.
There was considerable work to be
done in condensing materials, accord
ing to friends who had read the
manuscripts and conferred with Mr..
Beveridge. The third and fourth
volumes were to have required the
authors attention for the next five
years.
Only two days before his death
Mr.. Beveridge visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs, James w. Fesler, close
friends, and discussed for an hour
the work to be done on the second
volume. Appearance of the Life
Lincoln" was anxiously awaited
S1yy the Nation.
Widow May Finish 1t
Many intimate associates feX-
pressed the hope that Mrs. Bev-
eridge, who had aided the former
Senator in research and. manuscript
work, would finish her husbands
task. Mrs. Beveridge is talented
along literary lines and was very
familiar with her husbands study
of the "Emancipator," it was said.
Charles Sumner Olcott, formerly
of Terre Haute, of the Houghton
Miffiin Company of Boston, which
was to publish the new book, at
tended the funeral services Friday
at Meridian Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Many writer's and edi-
tors also paid tribute.
The Boston publisher and author
had a long acquaintance with Mr..
Beveridge, having known him as a
student at De Pauw University. Mr..
Beveridge was graduated in 1885,
while Olcott received the A. B. de-
gree in 1883 and the A. M. degree
in 1886. Olcott conferred with sew
eral associates of the late author
during his visit here.
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COOLIDGE TO ASK AID
Prepares Further Relief Appeal
Crop Damage Studied.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Reject-
ing requests to call an extra session
Of Congress for flood relief and re-
Mobilization legislation, President
Coolidge today prepared to issue
later an appeal for further Red
Cross contributions from the Amer1-
can people.
He will direct Federal agencies to
advise with local officials on eXpen'
diture of money to meet the appaA-
ing damage to homes and crops in
the deluged Mississippi valley. The
President does not believe Federal
funds can be used in relief and re-
construction work. Federal aid,
therefore, will not go beyond CO.
operation and advice, tents and sup
plies, since the President has de-
cided an extra session to vote funds
for loans is inexpedient.
Plans to Aid Farmers
With it's director of agricultural
extension work, DR.. c. w. Warbur-
ton, already on the ground, the Ag-
ricultural Department prepared to
ascertain exact flood damage to
crops so as to- develop future farm
relief plans. Crop estimators in the
Mississippi valley flood States were
ordered to report to Memphis early
next week for mapping a survey.
The tremendous farm relief prob
lem facing the Government and the
States is Indicated in preliminary
estimates of damage to cotton, corn
sugar cane, truck produce and, in
some sections, wheat.
Experts estimate 10000 bales of
growing cotton has been destroyed
with 100000 acres Of cotton land
inundated. This represents about
$10,000,000 at present spot prices.
Cane Crop Menaced
Indications now are a large part
of the sugar cane in the delta sec
ton will be destroyed, thus putting
the growers two years behind, as
crop requires two years. This
loss will be doubly damaging. as
cane growers were experimenting
with several new varieties this year
for seed for next years crop.
Truck gardening in the delta re-
gion will be struck heavy blow,
as yet unestimated. Corn was DAM
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STEAL.
BARNHILL- jewels

Burglars who drew the shades
turned on the lights and systemat-
ically ransacked the home Of Dr.
Denzill c. Barnhill, 43 w. Thirty
Second ST., Friday night, left
hurriedly when the family returned.
The burglars took eight rings, two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
PLAN SUNDAY CONCERT
Shortridge Orchestra to Open the
Local Celebration.

National Music Week will be cele-
brated at the John Heron Art In
stitute Sunday by concert by the
Shortridge orchestra of which Will
Wise is conductor. There will be
solo numbers by Robert Shultz and
Wesley Lewis, cornetists, Esther
Stamm, violinist, and Virginia Har-
baugh, pianist, and Tscharikowslly's
Andante Cantabile from the string
quartet by the string orchestra. The
program will begin at $3.50 o'clock.
There will be no charge for admis-
sion.
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OPENING PRICES

BH TUfted Press
NEW YORK, April 3Q.-Weekly
mercantile reviews, reported that
spottiness in general trade had been
accentuated by the Mississippi floods.
but declared that the letdown from
March was largely seasonal and
that an exactly similar movement
in business had occurred at this time
last year.
Department Of commerce figures
showed that the dollar volume of
trade in the week ended April 23 had
surpassed both the preceding week
and the corresponding period last
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~ Arkansas 7owns Face Flood Peril
ACHEY GRHLED AGAIN BY LNDlAN
Levee Breaks at South Bend
go, 900 May Be Made
Homeless.

BIZ United Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 3d.
Break of 125 feet in the Mississippi
River lLevee at South Bend, Ark,
today was expected to inundate
twenty-seven small towns in seven
counties. The break was reported
by Maj. Henry FREEDMAN of the
Arkansas National Guard, who de-
clared the new flood would drive
out $4,000 persons. Towns in the
path of the water include Dumas,
McGehee and Dermott.
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Beg Pardon

The spelling bee editor has
been eliminated from further
competition. 1t may have been
the fault of the prOnOuncer, but
forgetting alibi, it was Dugald
McDougall, not Bugale Nc
Dougall, who finished second
nthe Whittier School building
bee, and about whom you read
yesterday. He lives at 400 n.
State Ave. The error occurred
in telephone transmission of
the name.
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watches and two lavaIiers; valued at
$3.50.
DR.. Barnhill told the police
emergency squad that when he en-.
tered the house and noticed the
shades drawn that he heard a, noise
IN the basement. Burglars had fled
when police searched the basement.
Miss Catherine Hime, Apt. 1, of
S4S N. Meridian ST., told police a
cameo ring valued at $1OO was taken
from her home.
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Local Livestock Opening

Hogs-Receipts. 5000; market
strong to 15c higher; top, $11; bulk,
$10.25@11. Cattle-Receipts, 200;
market steady. Calves-Receipts
800; market about steady; best veal
ers, $12. Sheep and lambs-Receipts
so; market nominal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
Chicago Grain Opening

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, April 3O.--Wheat-
May, up sc; July, up &c; Septem-
ber, up &c. Corn-Mays up Nc;
July, up sc; September, up sc.
Oats-May, up 1sc; July, up Ac;
September. up &c. Provisions.
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H. Jennings, Toledo chief of po-
lice, stated in the telegram that the
bandits have signed waivers and will
be returned here for trial.
The Tuxedo robbery was staged
shortly after 1 p M, April 8, by
three bandits. The dispatch from
Toledo does not mention a third ar
rest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
LOCAL AMATEURS
BEGIN PLAY TODAY

act as marshal. The formation fol-
lows:
Police, band, marshal's car, league
officers, guests, Capital City League,
Fraternal League, Big Six League,
Cooperative League, Manufacture.
ers League, City League, Sunday
Morning League and indianapolis
Sunday School League.
The parade will move SOUTH on
Delaware ST., to Massachusetts Ave-,
southwest on Massachusetts Ave. to
Pennsylvania ST., south on Pennsyl.
vania ST., to Washington ST., west
on washington to Senate Ave, and
north on Senate to New York, where
the parade will disband.
At 2:30 o'clock the Indianapolis
Power and Light team, worlds
industrial champions, will meet the
Stutz Motor Car Company team at
Washington Park. The receipts are
to so to the City Amateur Associa-
ton
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But Is Spared Answering
Questions When Court
UphoIdS Objections.

Recalled to the stand when the
contempt trial of James Z. Armitage
was resumed in Criminal Court to-
day, Claude Achey, grand juror, as
the prosecutions chief witness. was
again subjected to character on
slaught by Defense Counsel Eph
Inman.
Achey. who charged Armitage,
brother of former Republican City
Hall Boss William H. Armitage,
offered him $4,000 and job if he
would not vote for the indictment Of
Mayor John Duvall. was saved the
trouble of answering Inman's insinu-
ating questions by Judge James A.
Collins upholding objections entered
by the State.
CrOss-Quizz Ended
1nman's tactics were taken as an
indication of the line of defense to
be followed when witnesses for
Armitage are called. He completed
cross-examinatioq of Achey shortly
before noon and> the witness was
turned over to Prosecutor William
II. Remy for some questions omitted
on direct examination.
Achey went on the stand Friday
morning in face of objections by In
man and was on all day, telling the
story of the alleged offer of money
and a job made him by Armitage.
Throughout the morning Remy
brought out testimony of alleged
meetings with Armitage from the
grand juror.
Achey said he met Armitage sew
eral times, the first being on Illinois
St, in front of the Brevort Hotel in
the first week of March. when Arm
itage shook hands with him and said
he'd like to get better acquainted
He testified he met Armitage the
next day and that the politician old
him he should be able to make
plenty Of money" as a grand juror.
Hits at Character
Achey's testimony then traced a
long line of events, centering around
his meetings with Armitage and the
alleged proposal that he protect Du-
vail for $4,000 and a city administra-
ton job.
During the entire afternoon, In
man with carefully-directed ques-
tions slapped at Achey's character
and tried to break down his story.
The court ruled against all questions
asked by Inman that touched on
Achey's alleged bootleging activ-
tiles.
mistaken by Inman
Despite the courts rulings, Innaan
continued to ask Achey questions
that were never answered. Inter.
spersed were the questions directed
at the issue of the case-whether
or not Armitage offered Achey the
bribe, as the juror set out in his
sworn statement, on which Arm!tage
was cited for contempt of the court.
Achey did not, despite Inman's in
cessant hammering, change his
story.
Achey sat unmoved in the wit
ness chair white Inman questioned
him. Fifteen feet away, sat Armi.
tage, ruddy faced and contented-
looking, smiling when Inman or
Remy engaged in "pyise craclYso
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By Norman Il. Isaacs

''Play Ball!' Two words, old and
worn, but still capable of delivering
a healthy thrill to the loyal devotees
Of Americas national pastime.
The boys in the "big show" have
been on the go for three weeks
now, but today more than 700
amateur ball players and several
thousand fans of the sandlot sport in
Indianapolis are to get thrill on
the grand and glorious \opening
day of the "simon-pures."
The 700 are to go marching
through the downtown section of the
city this afternoon led by a
vanguard Of motorcycle and mounted
police, a band, and city officials.
For today is the fifteenth annual
opening day of the Indianapolis
Amateur Baseball Association.
Many Teams in Line
Forty.eight teams are to gather
in their appointed places on N. Del
aware ST., at / o'clock, parade
through the city and then disband
and scatter to the different city
parks for the first games of the
amateur season.
Fifteen years ago, 1912, the local
amateur organization was born
under the direction of fouro ardent
followers of the game, r. Walter
Jarvis, Arthur E. Carr, James
Lowry and Carl Callahan.
In 1928, Carr was elected first
vice president and served in that
capacity for two years, being chosen
Apresident In 1925. He still holds
that office.
Parade Formation
Those to take part in the parade
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Hourly Temperatures
Chicago Livestock Opening

Hogs - Receipts. 1000; market
steady to strong; holdovers, 1000.
Cattle-Receipts 100. Sheep and
iambs-Receipts. 1000.
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Won at Philadelphia

Last year the Power and Light
nine won the city class AA cham
pionship and proceeded to Phila-
delphia, where it annexed the ma
tional title, emblematic of the worlds
crown. The Illinois Central Rail.
road team was city champions in
Glass A and the ! indianapolis
Triangles captured the class B title.
Twenty-one games are to be
played this afternoon, one at Wash
ington Park, one at Ft. Benjamin
Harrison, and nineteen others on
city, park diamonds. Sunday morn
ing three games are scheduled.
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TUXEDO STATE BANK BANDITS CAPTURED
Two of Men Who Looted E. New York
St. Institution Said to Have
Confessed in Toledo.

Two men under arrest in Toledo Ohio today wee said to
have confessed to authorities there that they held up the Tuxedo
State Bank 48O4 E. New York St. April g. escaped with
49, ITS and money order blanks
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Ambassador Apt. Hotel. Ri. 1871.
Comfortable. beautiful, reasonable.
--Adv.
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WaIk.Over End Month Sale.
Fri. Sat, 2 big selling events.
1lop early. % N. Penn. St.--Adv.
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The O'Brien Girl, Purdue Show.
Murat Theter, Monday night.--Adfs
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RUTH DID MUCH TO MAKE
BAD CASE LOOK BETTER

TO be horrifled at the thought of H.
licit relations. But no, bravely, un-
falteringly her eyes meet those of
her lawyer and she admits Judd
Gray caused her to break faith with
her marriage vows. You can feel
sure now, gentlemen, she will not
lie!
Long quotations. verbatim from
defendant Gray, show him to be the
originator of this little murder, and
disprove the theory that barking
dog doesn't bite; for week.. and
weeks Gray announced to Lis self.
admitted paramour that he intended
to get rid" of her husband and sent
her mysterious powders, which she
virtuously threw in the kitchen sink.
you are asked to han dher roses
because no POISON was found in her
husbands stomach.)
Several times he set the date for
1.-THE job" a la sash weight, but her
sweet "Oh, Judd, you couldn't do
that" stopped him until finally that
fatal Saturday night.
Beautiful indeed is the picture of
her weeping and pleading with Judd
to spare her husband.
'I heard a terrific thu6. I rushed
to my husbands room and there I
found Gray straddling my husband
and beating him over the head with
the sash weight
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Turns Tigress


Gone was all fear. as she flung
hsrself like a tigress at the fiendish
murderer and pulled at his necktie.
And then 1 fanted." J
And why did she join in conceal
ing the nefarious crime?
Il was mortally afraid" she ex-
plains with nicely legal emphasis on
"mortally." "He said if didn't, he
would finish me-"
Ordinarily it is the dead man who
plays the deep-dyed villain that
threatened the brave little woman,
but in this instance it is a code
fendant-co in name only
Copyright, 1927, N. Y. telegram
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Parade Formation

Those to take part in the parade
are to be ready to move at 1880
O'clock Capt. Harry Franklin is to
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Noon Edition

The food horror grows.
Have you contributed to the
Red Cross Relief Fund.-
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Forecast

Fair and continued cool TO-
night; Sunday partly cloudy
and warmer.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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