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The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03

BU bnitcd Press
BOSTON. May 3.-Five times a
widower, ]. Theodore Murphy. So
vear.old New York vaudeville actor.
will say Il do for the sixth time
Sunday. Accompanying him on his
latest trip to the altar will be Mrs.
Aldena Marie Fanion Whitney, 2h
New Haven. Conn, who last year di-
vorced the father Of her eight chill
dren. Murphy's other wives died.
Murphy. plump, genial veteran of
two wars. told newspapermen here,
after filing marriage intentions, that
he never had proposed. His plan.
he said, was to merely announce
that he and the girl in question
were to be married and then not
wait for her reply.
He said he tried this in New Ha-
ven two weeks ago when he met
Mrs. Whitney for the first time,
and, as usual, it worked.
Asked for something in the way
Of advice to the lovelorn, Murphy
said:
Never marry a woman near your
own age. Take a young chap OF 20.
He will marry a girl of the same
age. When he is 40 he is still
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
INDIANA AVENUE,
BRIDGE DAMAGED
Center Of Span Sinks Under
Circus Wagon Weight.

Police today regulated traffic over
the Indiana Ave. bridge at FAN
Creek to one conveyance at time,
while city engineers made temporary
repairs to place the structure in
condition for heavy traffic expected
tonight to the Sells -Floto Circus,
Sugar Grove Ave. and Eighteenth
St
Sergt. Patrick O'Conner was as
signed TO duty there when il was
discovered that coupling plates in
the center OF the bridge had given
way, causing the bridge 10 sink
slightly In the center under weight
Of circus wagons. Circus officials
were warned Of the bridge danger
and notified that they were crossing
at their own risk.
Assistant City Engineer Arthur
Haufer pronounced the bridge safe
for / ght traffic. Workmen began i'm.
mediate repairs and II they are not
completed by night traffic will be
rerouted. Hauher declared the
bridge has given trouble before.
The circus gave a performance at
. aud viii give another at 6. There
was no parade Special cars were
run on the River side line TO handle
the crowds.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
Four Elephants in
'RotU' Damage Truck

Elephant hoofs wreaked havoc to
a Ford truck today.
Four elephants, drawing a heavy
Sells-Floto circus wagon loaded
with cook tents and equipment, had
things very much their own way
early this morning when they
argued" over whether to work or
not to work"
AS the result, a Ford truck parked
on Sixteenth St., between Bell
fontaine ST. and the eBlt Railroad,
was damaged at least to the extent
of broken wheels and crushed
radiator and hood. Ownership had
not been established by police at
noon.
According to circus agents, the
elephants "argued over. food" The
four were teamed in pairs. The
lead team was willing to work, but
the second two were hungry and in
clined to balk until after break
fast" The rear team antagoniZed
the leaders and in the "tangle" that
followed the animals rearer and a
pair of huge hoofs came down on
the f1ivver.
Circus officials told police they
would pay the damage.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
Arrest Made at
Gary in Staying

Bu United Press
CHICAGO. May 3.-Dallas Schobe,
%. taxi driver. was being held by
Chicago police. while Buford Chunn,
his friend, is held in Gary, Ind, in
connection with the shooting to
death Sunday Of State Highway Po-
liceman Sam Mates at Sturgis, Mich.
Schobe says he was hired by a
'red-faced. SCARED bootlegger, about
30 years old" to drive an automobile
from White Pigeon. Mich, to Chi
cago. Chunn was hired for the same
purpose, he said. Chunn was ar
rested in Gary, and gave informa-
ton leading to arrest OF Schobe.
Police believe that Schobe and
Chunn were implicated in the crime,
but think that the "red-faced boot
logger" did the actual shooting.
Chunn said he followed the larger
automobile inIa smaller one contain
ing a cargo of Canadian ale.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
DESERTED BRIDE-TO-BE
NOW GLAD SHE'S UNWED
Miss Mabel Taylor Aids Hunt for Former FianCe Now
Wanted on Wife DeSerton Charge

Miss Taylor urged detectives on
in their search for Fleming. She
hopes for his early apprehension and
return to Cincinnati to the home of
his wife.
There is nothing Of the woman
scorned" in the attitude of Miss
Taylor. She told authorities that
she believed fate had befriended her
by preventing her marriage to the
man she had known for nine years,
and who would have become a
bigamist had the wedding taken
place as scheduled.
Vanished Suddenly
Fleming had strapped the lug
gage to their car and had purchased
gasoline and oil for the trip to Louis
vile. He left the house about mid
night. promisingto return at 3 a. m.
Cincinnati Welfare Society off,
cials have signed. the warrant for
Fleming's arrest.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
c. of &. VIII Hear
Coolidge Tonight

BV United Press
WASHINGTON, May S.-Presi-
dent Coolidge will address the
United States Chamber of Commerce
convention tonight at a banquet in
honor of delegates to the first Pan
American commercial conference.
His talk will be broadcast over WRC
Of the Radio Corporation and thirty
or more other stations throughout
the country beginning at o'clock
Eastern standard time.
Skyscrapers are thieves of
fresh air and sunshine" Maj. Henry
Curran, New York City club counsel.
told the meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce today. He advised other
cities to take lesson from what
he pictured as the horrors of New
York's skyline by enacting zoning
laws. decentralizing the working
population and providing a general
level for buildings.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03

Miss Mabel Taylor, %, of 602 z.
Ohio ST., believes fate smiled kindly
upon her when 1t kept the prospec-
tive groom of Louisville wedding
from calling for her, the bride-to.be,
at the appointed hour Saturday
morning.
Today, at police headquarters, she
identified a picture sent here by
Mrs. Ray Fleming of Cincinnati,
Ohio, as that of Ray Fleming, the
man she was to have wed. Fleming
disappeared from his room, 2O9 N.
Noble ST., early Saturday, soon be-
fore the couple was to have started
their trip to the Kentucky altar.
Identifies Ring
Miss Taylor also identified her
engagement ring as one taken by
Fleming from his Ohio bride when
he abandoned her in Cincinnati. She
will return the ring to Mrs. Fleming.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
MINE PARLEY ON
At TERRE HAUTE
viii Endeavor to End SuS-
pension in State.

BIZ United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May a.
The negotiation parley of Indiana
Bituminous Coal Operators and dis
trict No. IL, United. Mine Workers
of America got under way here to-
day to terminate entire deep coal
mining suspension in the State.
The joint conference was eXecu-
tive, only the representatives of the
parties involved attending.
Neither operators nor mine work.
ers would comment on the possible
outcome of the conference nor on
how long it might last.
Strip mine operators, representing
20 per cent of the States tonnage,
recently signed a contract with the
mine workers organization and are
now operating their mines and a
number of independent mine opera
tors are continuing operation of deep
mines under the old Jacksonville
agreement pending settlement of the
entire situation.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
BELIEVE 70 DEAD
IN SHATTERED PIT
ReSCuerS Find Seven Bodies
known Dead Now "a.
BR United Press

BR United PresS
FAIRMONT. W. Va, May a.
Seven blackened bodies today were
recovered from the depths OF the
Everettsville mine. near here, where
100 miners were imprisoned Satur.
day by an explosion and fire.
Rescuers reached the seven ad-
ditional bodies shortly before noon,
increasing to a total Of twenty.four
the known dead
Squads Of rescuers planned to i'm.
mediately re-enter the mine in search
Of seven men in the shaft when the
explosion came and who have not
been accounted for. Little hope was
held that any Of the seventy would
be found alive. Gas and fire have
swept through the underground
tunnels, mine experts said in giving
their opinion that none would be
found alive.
Sixteen trapped by the explosion
were rescued alive and were in hos
pitals today recovering from In
iuries
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03

Milton c. Work, recognized as the
authority on Auction Bridge, and
whose daily lessons appear on the
Times editorial page, arrived in In
dianapolis today for a two-day stay
under Times auspices.
He was met at the train by num-
Der OF bridge fans He went di-
rectly to l.. S. Ayres & Co. store.
where he gave a demonstration this
afternoon of open play of hands
followed by a lecture on the fine
points of the game.
II should say-and my observation
has extended over two generations
that auction bridge is one of the
finest mental stimulants that can be
found" copmented Work.
1T stirs the blood, the. imaGina-
ton, the thinking faculties. IL has
most of the advantages and really
hardly any disadvantages Of any Of
the national sports you can name.
No, this statement is not too en-
thusiastic," he laughed
while auction bridge is in no
way a high brow" amusement, il
has indeed intrigued Some of the
ablest minds of the country. Law
yers, professional men-real think
ers are deeply enthusiastic over the
game, because it brings their mental
faculties into pleasant play 1t re-
quires concentration, memory and a
reasonable amount OF ability. The
acquiring Of these, if they are not
already possessed, in the learning,
practice and playing of the game
are highly stimulating and beneficial.
Auction bridge is the extremely
interesting grandchild of whist" he
concluded.
The Times has arranged to give
as many indianapolis devOtees of
bridge as possible the benefit of
contact with Work, believing those
who have profited by works daily
bridge lessons i'm The Times will be
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
Spelling Champs Assigned to Zones

Louise Bailiff, IA, SB, Bldg. 2.
Madelle McMaine, 13, SA, Bldg. 10.
Robert Lichtenauer, 70, SB, Bldg. o.
Helen Davis. 12, SB. Bldg. 20.
Jane Davis, 12, SA, Bldg. 80.
Idella Hutchins, 12, SB, Bldg. 81.
James Cornett, 10, 6B. Bldg. 40.
Anna Smith, 10, ga, Bldg. Sc.
Alberta Lee, IL, IA. Bldg. &c.
Zone 3. Bldg. so
Doris Wilson, II, 7B, Bldg. 50.
Bessie Butcher, IL, SA, Bldg. 16.
Edmond Simon. IA. 6B, Blgd. "a
Elizabeth Winner, -, SA, Bldg. 30
Maxine Van SAINT, 10, SA, Bldg. a.
Virginia Miller, II, SB, Bldg. 50.
Ada Gooden, II, 6B. Bldg. So.
CTurn to Page 81
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
MILTON c.. WORK IN CITY
FOR BRIDGE LECTURES

glad 10 meet the author face TO
face.
The coming of Work is the out
standing event of the year in In
dianapolis bridge circles.
During his demonstration sessions
Work will actually play with
those who attend. giving them the
opportunity Of learning how TO
take the extra tricks which mark
the difference between the real
player and the novice.
Work will be IN the city until
Wednesday evening, appearing un
der Times auspices at the events
listed in the accompanying pro
gram.
TODAY.
> to 3 +. M.-Autographing WorI,
books for. customers i'm Ayres book
department.
3P. M.-PubIic bridge tea. lecture
and demons ration in Ayres Tea
Room.
SP. INSTRUMENTATION and lecture
for indianapolis Athletic Club mem
hers and guests at Athletic club.
WEDNESDAY.
10 to . 4. M.-Autographing his
hooks for customers in Ayres book
department.
. to p. M.-Autographing books
at Ayres.
2 r. M.-The second bridge tea
and demonstration at Ayres tearo0m.
Admission Si.50 including refresh
ments.
SIP. INSTRUMENTATION and lecture
for Columbia club members and
friends at the club.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
Contestants

Champions of the eighty city
grammar schools competing in the
eight zone contests Thursday morn
ing, May 5. are assigned as follows;
Zone 1, Bldg. so
Richard Frietz, IL, ga, Bldg. go.
Ludi Roper, IL, 6B. Bldg. %.
Edward Brown, 10. 6B. Bldg. SO.
Andre Rhoads, IL, 7B. Bldg. al.
Marie Hines, II, SB. Bldg. AZ.
Margaret Sissinguth, 10, SA. Bldg. 43.
Charles Becker, 10, SA, Bldg. Sc.
Mary Walters. Il, IA, Bldg. 50.
Frances Strong, 12, SA, Bldg. 20.
Florence Hinshaw. 10. SB, Bldg. so.
Zone 2, Bldg. As
Marcella Ardern, IL. GA, Bldg. As.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03

Indianapolis public schools will
swing into the final round of the
spelling bee, preparatory for the
State Spelling contest, in zone bees,
Thursday morning.
The oral bees will be held at 3
o'clock Thursday morning in eight
zone centers, which have been select
ed by the spelling bee committee.
The eighty building champions,
chosen last week, have been as
signed and will compete for the
zone championships. the winners to
enter the State bee. which is being
sponsored by The Times. The State
champion will be sent to Washing
ton, at expense of The Times. to
compete in the National Spelling
Bee, in which a total of $4,000 in
cash is offered as prizes.
The zone centers and assignments:
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
Zone CenterS

: No. Bldg. 6O--Bell School, $500
N. Pennsylvania ST.
No. Bldg. 45-Woollen School,
1901 Park Ave.
No. s-Bldg. 50-Hawthorne
School, 7S Belleview.
No. 4.-Bldg. 5-McCulloch School,
612 w. Washington st.
No. 5-Bldg. S-Fletcher School.
$50 Virginia Ave.
No. 6-Bldg. S9-McKinley School.
sol State st.
No. Bldg. 55-Washington
School. 1875 Sheldon.
No. S--Bldg. 3-Mott School, 2S
N. Rural st.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
What! Parachutes?
No Plane Luncheon

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May g. - The
luncheon in the clouds planned by
five women at Boiling Field here to-
day was called off when the Ford
passenger plane in which they were
to fly developed temporary engine
trouble.
The women declined to disarrange
their clothes by putting on para
chutes, as required for flight in an
army plane, so an offer of one of
these for the luncheon was declined.
However, they took their lunch in
an army plane on the ground, and
were photographed.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
KNEW Jim
'GAMBLED,'
SAYS LEW
Shank Admits Armitage
Was Professional While
on Safety Board.
DEFENDS HIS VERACITY
States Police Worked in
Vain for Arrest.

EX'Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank
took the stand in defense of James
Z. Armitage, on trial in Criminal
Court on contempt of court charges,
today and told how Armitage. one Of
the most truthful men he ever
knew ran gambling house while
he (Shank) was mayor the first
time.
Armitage was a professional
gambler" when a member of the
board of safety, which runs the no.
lice department. Shank admitted.
Shank in his usual amusing man
ner frankly told the court what he
thought about Armitage and what
he would do himself if he were in
VolVed in any legal complication.
William II. Armitage, James Armit-
ages brother, was political boss of
City Hall when Shank was mayor.
Alleged Bribe Attempt
Armitage is on trial for alleged
offering of $4,000 and City Hall lob
to Claude A. Achey, grand Juror,
If the latter would vote against in
dictment of Mayor John L. Duvall.
Other defense witnesses for Ar.
mitage included Police Chief Claude
F. Johnson, who testified to Arni-
tage's Integrity" and reputation
for truth, and James F. Quigle1 for.
mer police chief.
Quigley, who was on the police
force thirty years. said he knew Ar
mitage ran gambling house while
! was on the police department."
Il raided his place three or four
times and knew of it being raided
twelve or fifteen times" OuieIey
testified "Never heard of any
one losing money there, but take
il for granted that if they gamble
they will lose"
Eph 1nman, attorney for Armit.
age, questioned Shank about his
connections with the defendant.
Shank told the court that he had
known James Armitage thirty or
rhirty-hve years and was intimately
acqua nted with his habits and per.
sonal connections. He said Armit
ages reputation for truth and
integrity was of the very best"
Knew of Gambling
On cross.examination Prosecutor
William Fl. Remy drew from Shank
that he had known Armitage ran
a gambling house in a saloon on w.
Washington st. about twelve years
ago.
only by reputation do / know
that Armitage ran a gambling
house. Shank said "I was never
there and don't know that he was
arrested while operating the place"
Did you know definitely that he
Turn to Page l2)
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
SNYDER GIRL,
GRAY HEARD
FROM STAND.
Child, 9, Tells of Notifying
Neighbor Day After
Fathers Death.
ACCUSED MAN UNM0VED
Makes Short Answers to
Opening Questions.
ACCUSED MAN UNM0VED

BIZ United Press
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y, May
S.-Henry Judd Gray, the lean, black
headed corset salesman, accused Of
having welded the window-weight
which crushed the life out of Albert
\ Snyder, began the recital of his YER
sion of Snyder's death today.
He was called to the witness stand
after 9-year-old Lorraine Snyder had
given answers in childish voice to
two questions, and after Mrs. Ruth
Brown Snyder had completed her
four-day effort to pin upon her for
mer paramour the responsibility for
the murder.
do you remember the morning
your mother awoke you and was 1t
daylight or dark?" asked Edgar Ha-
zleton, counsel for Mrs. Snyder,
asked the child.
Daylight" came in childish
treble.
did you go for Mrs. Mulhauser
Ia neighbor) right away"
Right away" nodded the little
girl.
She was not cross examined.
Uses Low Tone
Gray spoke shortly to his attor-
ney. He sat in the chair as though
he had been put there forcibly and
told not to move. His voice was so
low that even the microphones and
loud speakers failed to carry it to
all parts of the courtroom.
Gray said that as a corset sales
man he was able to make enough
money annually to give his wife and
child $4,000 a year for their upkeep.
The witness was asked If he had
ever been seriously i'll. fIe said he
had pneumonia twice and append
citis once.
Home Life Happy
"Was your home life a happy
one?" asked Miller.
"Yes."
Were there any domestic disturb
ances?"
mo, sir"
Mrs. Snyder was watching the
witness intently.
Gray was precise in his answers.
Turn to Page 19
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
MAN PREPARES FOR SIXTH
PROPOSAL-LESS MARRIAGE
j. THEODORE Murphy SIS, Vaudeville Actor, to Wed Mother
of Eight, 27-You lust Tell EN-, He Advises.

young man, but she has lost her
charm for him. A man Of IS should
marry a girl Of about 20. And then
when she is 90 or 45 he will be too
old to chase around, as the saying
goes. And then If he does die she
is still young enough to marry again
and not spend her last days in a
rocking chair of the old ladies'
home"
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
INSTITUTE THREE BODIES
William Gealle, Deputy, in Charge
of Scottish Rite Ceremony.
BIZ Initcd Press

BU HiCd FFeSS
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May g.
Three bodies of the Scottish Rite
were instituted here Monday night
by William Geake, deputy for Indi-
ana for the Supreme Council of the
Northern Jurisdiction.
The bodies are: South Bend Lodge
Of Perfection with 500 members,
which is now a chartered lodge and
which was organized eighteen
months ago: Zerubbabal Council
Princes of Jerusalem, which was
granted a dispensation last Janu-
ary and John Hazen White Chapter
of Rose Croix, which was also given
a dispensation last January.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 3.--Reported
Toxic instructions to japanese Am
bassador Matsudaira here to urge
united action by the powers in the
Chinese situation are not expected
to change State Department policy.
President Coolidge and Secretary of
State Kellogg believe "watchful
waiting" policy more effective for
the moment than a second strong
note.
The President wants to warn the
American public against accepting
reports of foreign origin regarding
United States policy In China. and
it's attitude toward it's representa-
tives in China. In this connection,
the President authorized repetition of
his denial that this Government is
displeased with American Minister
MacMurray and that MacMurray
may resign, because he desires a
stronger" policy.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
MAYOR, BOARD C0NFAB
Bossert. Former Klan Head, Visitor
at Duvall's Office.

Members Of the board Of safety
conferred with Mayor Duvall today
regarding the proposed purchase OF
$50. 900 worth of fire department
equipment.
Chief Jesse Hutsell and CITY Pur-
chasing Agent John Collins also at
tended the conference.
After the meeting Chief OF Detec-
tives Claude NJ. Worley visited the
mayor
Walter Bossert. former grand dra-
gon Of the Indiana Klan. appeared
and entered the mayors office short
" after Worley left. Bossert car
ried a paper in his hand.
The regular board Of safety meet
ing was held at noon today.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
Hourly Temperatures
BY Maurine Watkins
Author of Chicago"

NEW YORK, May "a remark,
able witness" is the general verdict
on Ruth Snyder. shes bearing up
wonderfully"
And so she is--a keen, nimble
fighter, worthy of any prosecutors
steel. But it might be better for her
case if she were little less remark
able and bore up a little less well.
For the American public (of
which the jury is twelve) loves the
under dog, and Ruth, crushed, brow.
beaten, bewildered, even confused by
the scathing, lasbing, stinging,
pounding, brodding, biting prosecu-
ton, would be an appealing femi-
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
King George Sends
Sympathy

Bu United Press
LONDON, May g. - King
George today cabled President
Coolidge an expression of sym
pathy for the flood sufferers in
the Mississippi Valley.
''I have heard with profound
sorrow" said the message, "of
the serious loss of life and dam
age to property caused by
floods in the Mississippi Valley.
Ithasten to offer my heartfelt
sympathy, both to yourself and
to all those suffering from the
results of this sudden disaster"
The government also cabled
through Ambassador Sir Esme
Howard an expression OF sym
pathy directed to Secretary OF
state Frank b. Kellogg.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
HEROIC EFFORT FAILS
Workman browns i'm CassiOn With
Another He Sought TO Aid.

bW LHWtI ITINN
DETROIT, May 3.-Bodies Of two
workmen who were drowned today
in a 140-foot caisson sunk for the
foundation of the Penobscott tower
had not been recovered after four
hours of work by police and harbor
master crews.
The drownings occurred through
an accident in which one work
man, V. Jorgensen, 40, gave his life
in a futile attempt to save his COM
panion, George Brill, 43.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
Woman Under Arrest

Arrested in the L. s. Ayres store
Monday when operatives say they
caught her taking merchandise
worth $31, Dorothy Wesley, "a, of
Ala E. st. Clair ST., today was
charged with grand larceny. Charles
Wesley, 20, arrested when police
searched their room, is slated for
vagrancy.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
RUTH AS POORER WITNESS
NIGHT IMPROVE CHANGES
Murder Defendant Too Good on Stand to Gain Advantage
of Being Brow Beaten Little Woman.

nine figure with a claim to SYM
pathy and chivalry-or is chivalry
dead?
"They always lose when they bull
doze a woman is a court axiom.
But not when the woman fights
back"
She Fights Back
And Ruth does-stroke for strokeA
When Assistant District Attorney
Froessel barks at her in raucous
voice, she snaps right back.
Several little snarls showed the
animal beneath this frigid calm and
may have caused the jury to Won
der if Albert Snyder really had such
a jolly life with the little lamp-mak-
Turn TO Page 12
The Indianapolis times., 1927-05-03
Coolidge Appoints Woman

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. May 3.-President
Coolidge today appointed Miss Helen
Varick Boswell, New York City, as
commissioner to represent the United
States at the Seville SPAIN Interna-
tional Exposition.