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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-14
TO ACT FOR RUTHERFORD

Walter L. Carpenter will be IN
charge OF building inspections dur
ing the absence Of Inspector A. n.
Rutherford who will go on his vaca-
ton the latter part Of the month.
Interpretation Of the coming law with
respect to applications for permits
will be made by Thomas Under.
clerk of the board of adjustment.
during Rutherford's absence.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-14
Sew England commerce and indus

try.
purchasing by city governments was
presented by R. c. Newton, who rep
resented the New England Purchas-
ing Agents association.
Gaylord c. Cummin. Of Concord.
Mass, who has been active in form
Gus regional communities asserted it
was OF prime Importance that some
way be found OF hating city govern
ment costs without lowering stand
ards OF living or Gripping progress.
He advocated critical surveys. and
analyses by each municipality Of the
operations Of its government.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-14
EXCHANGE CLUB MEETING

Col. Gordon D Hunter command.
ing officer Of the lsath infantry,
Connecticut National Guard. will bs
the speaker of the evening at tho
regular melting OF the New Britain
Exchange club this evening at tho
Hotel Burritt at O'Clock.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-14
CENTRAL JR. II. s. NOTES

The pupils OF the Central Junior
High school took part In the Flag
Day exercises held yesterday In the
school auditorium. The program was
as follows:
Songs by the Girls Glee club.
Governors Proclamation On Flag
Day ............. Virginia Hunt
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
MARINES ARRIVAL
 PLEASES MANAGUA
Nlcarag1lan Province Now Feels
 Safe From Anarchy

Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. [ Ps- American marines again are quar- tered in the Campo del Marte, and Managua is breathing easily for the first time in mai.y months.
 The newspapers declare the return of the marines will save the country i from a state of anarchy, this being a reference to the struggle between the Conservatives. whose government in Managua is recognized by the United States, and the Liberal gov ernment at Puerto Cabezas. recog- nized by Mexico.
 The American forces, 16O marines and bluejackets from the cruiser Galveston. arrived in Managua yes terday 10 act as a legation guard and were greeted by cheering crowds and the playing of the American and Nicara guam national anthems.
 After their arrival 1t was disclosed that about 200 feet of track on the railway line over which they tray elcd from Corinto had been blown up by dynamite. The damage was repaired before their train was due.
 Rear Admiral Julian Latimer. commanding the American naval forces in >,iCaraguan waters. has re- ceived instructions to seize all arms landed in Nicaragua by "unauthor- ized persons" It is reported that an American destroyer is patrolling the Pacific coast watching for gun run ring 'resscls from M,Xico.
 The Conse ltives claim 10 have defeated Liberal forces in a clash a+ San Pedro del Norte. on the river Tuna, in the department Of T'ue- fields, with slight losses on either s,de. The Liberals are presumably those previously reported tscenjng tie Grande and Tuna rivers iN an advance on Matagalpa, one Of the chief towns of central Nicaragua.
 Lee Mason and Joseph Clay. Am- erican free-lance aviators serving with the Conservatives, yesterday dropped bombs on the Liberal posi- tions at Telica, an extinct crater north of Leon. They were unable to ascertain the damage done by the hombardment.
 READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
 FOR YOUR WANTS
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07

may speak for an hour, in Rome. Bologna. Genoa. Milan, or any where, unhampered by the though of death. Demonstrations come 10 me at Piazza Colonna outside Palaz 70 Chigi, beckoning me to the bal cony to receive their acclamations l go with ready heart to greet my cohorts and to demonstrate that l am unafraid of lead or steel. Houses and offices surround the square, of fering an ambush to whom may bear my malice with the bullet. But l defy their devices and face my comrades who swear their life to mo-
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07

Premier Mussolini personally is head Of seven departments of his government, doing the work which ordinarily would be delegated to seven of the best minds of his coun- tr.'. In the fourth article of this series appearing in tomorrow's Herald ''Il Duce" tells how he does it, and how he Is making the gov crnment Of Italy efficient.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07

tThis is the third of series of articles on his daily life and work by Benito Mussolini, as told to Thomas B. Morgan, Rome manager Of the United Press. Each article in this series has been personally re- vised, corrected and approved by Premier Mussolini).
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
Sensational Furniture Values!

    
 
 
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
.LOWDEN MEN IN
MEETING HERE
Discuss Farm Problems and
Presidential Campaign.

Twenty-Five Republican leaders
from over Indiana, including a num-
Der of State Senators and Represent
atives. attended a "Lowden for
President Club" meeting at the CO.
lumbia Club today.
The meeting was called by State
Senator Alonzo Fl. Lindley of King.
man, farmer, and head of the SEN
ate's farm bloc" in the recent leg
islature for a frank discussion of
present day farm problems and their
relation to the 1928 presidential cam
paign.
Among those attending were:
Frank E. Evans, Charlottesville;
former Lieutenant Governor Ed
Bush, Salem; Senator Howard A.
Cam, Frankfort; John N. Dyer,
Vincennes; f. J. Barker, the State
fire board secretary; Guy Campwell,
State fair board president; Senator
Bruce Cooper, Stewartsville; A. A.
Kist, Portland publisher; Rep
resentative Charles NJ. Trowbridge,
Rushville, House of Representatives
farm leader; Everett Mcclure,
Aurora; Frank Goodwine. Warren
County, and p. I. Ferris, Pleasant
Lake.
Evans, Dyer and Kist were named
to draft resolutions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
RUTH, MARBLE WOMAN,
CALM AMID SHUDDERS
SnyderS Widow Unmoved as State Outlines Ghasty MUIR
der Case, but Audience Is Shocked.

house, but now at last they are ad-
mitted--at last they can see the
slayers.
A quiet, well-mannered crowd, in
instructive reaction to the hushed
and disciplined atmosphere of Judge
Scudder's court, and crowd far
above the usual gum-chewing trail-
ers Of sensation. Mostly women
some with white hair. plump, be-
furred matrons, and highly rouged
happers; but also a sprinkling of
middle-aged men. Largely crowd
that could look at Henry Judd Gray
and Ruth Snyder and say: There
nut for the grace cf God go p
dwellers in Suhurbia
They came for gore and got gore;
enthralled, spell.bound they listened
as District Attorney /Newcombe in
solemn bell-like tones, briefly and
dramatically pictured the hideous
case the State would prove. Older
men cupped hands to their ears and
white-haired women leaned forward
to hear every word Of the medical
testimony: the nauseating details of
the laceratipg blows on Snyder's
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
OBTAIN $9,578
FOR SUFFERERS
Local Red Cross Fund for
Flood Refugees Grows.

Sympathetic Indianapolis had
given more than $9,57S today to the
Red Cross fund for relief of Missis-
sippi River flood zone refugees.
More than $4,000 was received at
local Red Cross Headquarters in
the War Memorial Building, III n.
Meridian St., in the twenty-four-
hour period ending at noon.
The larger contributions today
were:
Kingan & Co., $500; William II.
Block Company, $500; Hibben, Holl-
veg & Co., $3.50; Meyer.Kiser Bank,
5000; Henry Holt, j. f. Wild & Co.
and Main st. Christian Church,
RushviIle, Ind, each 500; Peoples
State Bank, William r. McHugh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Williams, Clar-
ence r. Rhodes. Goldstein Bros,
Inc, and G. A. Schnull, each $50.
The citizens Of Waldron, Ind, sent
$51.50.
Those who pledged total Of ap-
proximately $675 in response to ra-
dio appeal from Station WFBM Mon.
day night are asked to send their
contributions Immediately to Red
Cross headquarters. This amount
has not been added to the fund to.
tai, as only cash received is counted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
FIND DYING MAN
ON RIVER BANK
SeIt-InfIiCted Knife Wound
in Stomach Fatal.

Harry Milburn, 81, 1aborer, 219
Hanson Ave, was found a block
south Of w. Tenth ST., on the east
White River embankment early 70.
day, with a fatal self.inflicted knife
wound in his stomach.
Milburn was reported missing by
his wife this morning. Suffering
from a nervous breakdown, he got
out of bed and left the house during
the night, she said.
James Nicholson, 5005 w. Wash.
ington st. hunting mushrooms, saw
the body but believed 1t was a man
asleep or drunk.
A half-hour later William Wells,
514 N. Miley Ave, found black felt
hat beside several blood spots, a
block south. He called Nicholson's
attention to the blood and they
called police
Milburn was lying on his stomach,
a closed knife with which he is be-
lieved to have slashed himself, under
his body.
He was still alive, but died half
an hour later at city hospital.
Milburn IS survived only by the
widow. He was employed at the In
dianapolis Bleaching Company
twenty-five years, quitting two years
ago when he suffered a breakdown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26

lis Times, which prints his
daily lessons on bridge.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons he will be at the L.
S. Ayres & Co. tearoom, which
will be set aside for bridge play
ers.
Reservations should be made
at once. as the capacity is lim-
tied and definite and can not be
increased.
On these afternoons he will
not only explain the game, but
will walk among the tables where
the guests will be furnished with
decks Of cards and explain. the
proper method Of bidding end
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
Probe Whipping of
40 School Children

BIZ United Press
PLYMOUTH, Ind, April 26.-The
Plymouth school board met this aft
ernoon to consider evidence obtained
in an investigation of charges that
forty fifth grade pupils had been
whipped by Cletus Kirk, teacher.
Kirk admitted using a three-foot
piece of rubber hose to administer
punishment when the children failed
to commit ''The Village Blacksmith"
to memory.
Indignant parents threatened mob
violence for a time. Kirk was
brought before Justice Of the Peace
NJ. Steiner and fined SIS and costs for
assault and battery on one Of seven
charges. Kirk appealed.
Six other cases on identical
charges will be tried at Argos, Ind.s
in two weeks.
Mothers are attending school with
their children today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26

Milton c. Work is coming to
Indianapolis next week to teach
his admirers and followers the
finer points Of the game.
Recognized everywhere this
popular game is played as the
outstanding authority, he will
bring to Indianapolis the oppor-
tunity of not only listening to
his explanations, but to actually
see how he bids the hands. how
he takes those extra tricks that
make the difference between the
expert and the dub.
He comes to this city under
the auspices Of the IndIanapo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
TOWNSHIP QUEENS SPELL
TODAY FOR ZONE TITLE
More Than 600 Grade Champions Compete Wednesday
in Eighty One City Building Spelling Bees.

county zone spelling champion. The
reward is entrance into the State
spelling be, to be held in Indianapo-
lis in May under direction of The
Times, sponsor Of the Indiana spell
ing bee.
The county zone champion will be
selected from among the following
township spelling queens
Helen Stumpf, Center.
Mildred Riddle, Decatur.
Mary Vaughn, Perry.
Pauline Hines. Pike.
Irma Cartwell, Warren.
Betty NoIand, Washington.
Margaret Roberts, Beech Grove
schools.
Words being used this afternoon
were chosen from the Mccall Speller
by c. E. Fash, chairman; Paul An
derson and Mrs. Mae De Long, ap-
pointed by Lee Swails, county super
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
four MEN DIE At
INDIANA CROSSING
Train Hits Auto at Gary
Three Killed Outright.

BIZ Times Special
GARY, Ind, April 26.-Death of
Richard Reese Of Elkhart, at a hos
pital here today. brought the toll Of
a train-auto crash here Monday
night TO four lives.
Joseph O'Connell of Crown Point,
Joseph Rekowski of Chicago and Joe
Wylass of Melrose Park, ILL.,, were
killed outright when a Grand Trunk
passenger train struck their auto.
The four had been visiting O'Con-
nell's home. O'Connel, who was
driving. is believed to have been
blinded by heavy rain and failed to
see the train.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
ANDERSON FLAT
BURNS; 100 FLEE
Families Forced From
Homes by Flames, Smoke.

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, April 26.-Fire,
breaking out in the three-story
Brooks Apt. building here early to-
day, forced more than 100 resi-
dents to leave in their night clothes.
Scores were carried by firemen down
ladders. Loss was estimated at
$4,000.
l.. B. Johnson, a fireman, re-
ceived broken leg when he fell into
the basement.
The Spurgeon Baum furniture
store and the Cosmopolitan Book
Store on the ground floor were DAM
aged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
U.P.A. PAID
TRIBUTE BY
:. COOLIDGE
One Thousand Hear Presi-
\ dent on Press Associa-
ton Anniversary.
CONSIDERED IMPORTANT
Foreign Policies Explained,
Ass1,, Defended. ,.e
CONSIDERED IMPORTANT
Ry G.. G. NicOlet

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, April 26.-Presl-
dent Coolidge's speech at the twen'
tieth anniversary dinner OF the
United Press Associations here last
night, in which he defended his ad'
administration policy abroad and pre-
y sented his view of conditions in Mex
leo. Nicaragua and China, was re-
Earded by political observers today
as one of his most important and
far.reaching pronouncements OF re-
cent months.
The President. addressing an audi
ence of 900, made up in large part
of newspaper executives from coast
to coast, pleaded for fair, American
press and criticised newspapers which
he said attempt to inflame opinion
against foreign nations and also
those which unjustly criticise the
administration for defending Amer
lean lives and property in foreign
lands.
World Listens
The chief executive addressed an
international gathering, as his speech
was broadcast over two hook-ups IN
this country and by short wave
length abroad. where simultaneous
united press banquets were being
held in many countries. Other ami
versary dinners were held in Lon
don, Honolulu and in South America.
Coolidge paid tribute to the United
Pres Association, whose growth. he
said, was typical of the tremendous
expansion in the gathering and dis
tribution of news in recent years.
President Coolidge's statement of
the foreig nsituation drew immediate
response today from the press, both
in America and abroad. Many news
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
GRAY. COMPOSED
AS SASH WEIGHT
ENTERS EVIDENCE
Co. Defendant With Sny-
der'S Widow Bears Brunt
at Murder Trial.

BIZ United Press
LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y,
April ga flve.pound window
weight, made of iron, with which
Henry Judd Gray is alleged to have
crushed the skull Of Albert Snyder
while Ruth Brown Snyder looked
on. was drawn out Of its wrappings
and waved before the eyes Of Gray
in court here today.
Gray, following closely each move
that was made as the State directed
its attack against him, whispered 70
attorneys, but never lost his COM
posure. as a hardware clerk and a
Negro porter told of selling Gray the
ugly, gray iron bar.
Mrs. Snyder. with the attack di-
rected almost exclusively against
Gray, listened attentively, but ap-
parently much at ease.
Fights to Hold Calm
Mrs. Snyder, badly shaken. but
fighting to keep her composure,
heard George V. Mclaughlin, for
York, quote her own words to &C.
cuse her of the murder.
The dignified "super-detective," "
now an executive Of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, at $4,000 a year,
calmly and in detail recited how
Mrs. Snyder and Gray told him of
their Illicit love, their plan to get
rid of Snyder and how the art ed
itor was murdered in his bed at
night. Both have since repudiated
their confession, saying they were
obtained under duress.
Witnesses were called who testi-
fed that at a party the night before
Snyder was killed Mrs. Snyder had
directed that drinks poured for her
be given her husband.
Repeats Woman's Story
Then Mclaughlin, at the time po-
lice commissioner Of New York, told
how ,he had personally gone to the
Snyder home the day of the murder,
to investigate. He found Mrs.
Snyder in bed. She told him a story
of coming home from the party of
the night before. and being attacked
by rough" man, she encountered
in the house. "She cried a few
tears" Mclaughlin said, when he
told her her husband was dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26

playing hands. He will answer
any and all questions which may
be asked.
The Ayres store will serve
an elaborate tea and q nominal
charge of $3.50 will be made,
which will include the cost of
service.
Clubs which intend to attend
in a body, or those who make up
parties of four should telephone
their reservations as soon as pos
sible.
Work will be here but two
days.
Tuesday and Wednesday,
May . ano ~ lssssssss>Js,.,ye>.i
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
AMERICANS HURT
AS CHINESE FIRE
Several on Two Naval Craft
Wounded.
Bu United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, April 26. -
Wounding of several sailors, one
seriously, aboard the American
destroyer Penguin in an attack yes
terday on that vessel and the mine
sweeper Paul Jones in the Yangtze
River, was confirmed today in dis
patch to the Navy Department from
Admiral c. S. Williams.
Williams said the Paul Jones was
fired on at p. m. and the Penguin
two hours later. Both vessels replied
at first with machine gun fire. Fire
from the Penguin drew a volley
from five field pieces.
The battle took place eight miles
below Kiangyin. Another fight was
reported between Cantonese gun.
boats and NSrthern field artillery
ASa[ NanAiHse Aa.---l-L4A---.IA A~saa-szs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
Thief Steals Cops
NeU Uniform

At least one policeman had
his heart very much in his
work today.
1t was Traffic Officer Ernest
Whitsett seeking the thief who
stole his new uniform from the
porch of his home at 35 S.
Holmes Ave.
Whitsett laid the suit on the
porch swing while he unlocked
the door. Then he entered the
house without it.
The trousers and cap were
found on an ash pile in the
alley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
EluUood Man Dies
After Lung Battle

BIZ Times Special
ELWOOD, Ind, April 26.-Newton
Fred, 20, a carpenter, died at z a. m.
today after being kept alive nearly
twenty hours by artificial respira-
ton. -
Fred was hurled to the ground,
alighting on his head, when g. scaf-
folding on which he was working at
the Baptist church parsonage col
lapsed early yesterday afternoon.
Unconscious and unable to breathe,
seven doctors working in relays kept
Fred alive an night by forcing air
into his lungs by massaging.
Thomas Eastburn and John Roth,
who were on the scaffold with Fred
at the timss escaped with minor
eAJuLlSbs la.u..,.. 2s,,..,.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
Pioneer Mason Dies

BV United Press
ANDERSON, Ind, April 26.--
Funeral arrangements were being
completed for Harvey j. Blacklidge,
a charter member Of the Masonic
lodge here for seventy years. He
was a manufacturer for years and
was prominent in the Methodist
Church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
Fire Truck on Fire

BIZ Times SDeciaL
BEDFORD Ind. April ga city
fire truck, speeding to a blaze at
the Fayette High School, three miles
south of here, caught fire itself
when a gasoline intake pipe Jared
loose, spraying gasoline over the hot
motor. A bucket brigade saved the
school building. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
Daylight Saving Loses

BIZ ItnteS Specidt
SOUTH BEND, Ind. April 26. -
South Bend clocks will not be pushed
back. City council here Monday
night refused to pass an ordinance
providing daylight saving. The vote
stood at and 5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
POST0FFICE IS ROBBED
Yeggmen AsIo Enter Three Stores
at Cloverdale.

BIZ Times SDectdl
CLOVERDALE, Ind. April 26.-
Yeggmen blew the safe in the post
office here Monday night and
escaped with $3.50. York's drug store,
the Ford agency and Runyon s
grocery were also entered and a
small amount Of money taken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
The spelling bees are buzzing!

This afternoon, out in the audi
torium of Warren Central High
School, township champions of Ma
rion County schools are in friendly
competition in battle of words.
The winner will be crowned
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
FATAL FALL
ENDS PARIS
FLIGHT TEST
Davis and Wooster Killed in
Plane Crash Near Lang
ley Field.
PLUNGE IN MARSH MUD
Accident Followed Turn to
Avoid Trees.

BIZ United Press
NORFOLK, Va, April 26.-An air
argosy intended TO span the $500
miles from New York to Paris in a
single flight dropped in Virginia
marsh today, killing its two
navigators, Lieutenant Commander
Noel Davis and Lieut.. Stanton Hall
Wooster of the Navy.
The two were making their final
test flight with a transatlantic test
load of $4,000 pounds, leaving
Langley field across Hampton Roads
from here.
Turned Dodging Trees
The great three-motored biplane,
"The American Legion" in which
they hoped to leave New York for
Paris before or soon after May L,
took the air after a long run, ac-
cording to an army aviator who wit
messed the accident. When it was
unable to get more than q few feet
into the air. the officer said, its
operators had to turn across a
marsh to avoid trees.
The plane dropped into the
marsh's five inches of water and
the lower part of the machine. in
Guiding the engine, buried itself in
the mud. Davis and Wooster were
probably instantly killed and the
plane was greatly damaged.
Aviators said the great machine
must have been travelling sixty to
seventy-tive miles an hour in an eff
fort to lift the heavy load.
Davis and Wooster's deaths
brought the toll to four for those
who have given their lives in the
New York Paris fight attempt. 9th
ers have been injured and several
planes have been wrecked, giving
the effort link" aspect.
Probe Board Named
Disposal of the two aviators' bod
les has not been arranged. The
Hampton Roads naval air station
named an official board of inquest
to investigate.
Mrs. Davis, young widow Of the
intrepid airman who came to grief
today. had been with him at Lang
ley field. She advised relatives in
Washington she would return there
tonight, but did not comment on the
accident. Friends said she bore up
bravely."
Wooster was unmarried.
Davis, 36, was a native of Salt
Lake City. Utah. and a resident of
Washington. He held medals for
Wooster, 32. q native Of Connecticut,
was to have accompanied him as
mechanician and alternate pilot on
the Paris flight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
Hospital Day

The Methodist Hospital is making
extensive plans to observe Nation
Hospital Day, May IL. The hospital
will lbe open to visitors and the
Methodist Hospita Guild will serve
refreshments. The student nsiSses'
chorus Wal sing. -.........la......s.,..l !
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-26
BY Maurine Watkins.
Author of Chicago"

NEW YORK. April 26.-The cur
tain is up. the drama is on and the
audience thrills with pleasure. For
days they have waited patiently,
dumbly, stupidity outside the court