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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
WAYS TRIP
TUXEDO HOLD-UP PAIR
Arrested Men Refuse to DVulge Name of Third Man Said
TO Be Leader.

pal. My conscience would dog me
if 1 squawked."
Two thousand dollars in gold
bonds and $1,000 in negotiable trav-
elers checks were taken from New
ton.
An express company travellers
check cashed at a Chinese restau-
rant brought George Plswman and
A. ]. Kiffmeyer, American Express
Company detectives, on his trail.
Hunters arrest came while he was
waiting in a Toledo bus station with
his girl for a bus that was five min
utes late. If it had been on sched-
ule, Kiffmeyer said. Hunter would
have evaded capture.
The Tuxedo robbebry was staged
shortly after 1 p. m, April 8, by
three bandits, and $2,100 in cash, ap-
proximately $1,000 in American Ex-
press Company travellers checks and
$4,000 in bonds taken. .....,,.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Chicago Heroine
to Ask DiUorce
RV United Press
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BV United Press
CHICAGO. May 2-Beulah
May AMMAN Harlih. Chicago's
most beautiful murder trial de-
fendant. inspiration for Maui
rine Watkins melodrama, Chi
/cago," soon will bring .er sec
ond divorce action.
She was acquitted of killing
Harry Kalstedt, her admirer,
as her phonograph ground out
jazz on the morning Of April
8, 1924, after her husband had
gone to work. The first hus-
band was Albert Amman, a me-
chanic, who financed her sue
cessful defense.
In accordance with a post
trial announcement, she di-
2 vorced him last summer be-
cause he was too slow"
A second divorce is directed
against Ed Harlib. former pu-
gilist. The charge will be cru
city and settlement of $1,000
has been arranged, according to
an announcement by her law
yer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02

Modern conveniences" spelled
capture for Thomas Newton, 80
Austin, Texas, and Joseph Hunter,
Toledo, confessed Tuxedo State Bank
robbers. apprehended in Toledo,
Saturday. now lodged in city prison.
Travellers checks, motor bus
station, a chop suey dinner and click
ing telegraph keys were modern
elements in the net which spread
from Chicago to Philadelphia and
closed around the pair in Toledo.
Both men have penitenuary
records and several aliases. police
say. Neither will implicate the
third member of the group, who is
believed to have been the brains"
Of the robbery.
At Toledo Newton, Alias Gathright
or Gartright, said:
my wife and I will go to the
chair before ] put my finger on my
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
HOLD UP TRANSCRIPT
Dearth Trial Record Not to Be
Printed Until Court Rules.

Printing Of the transcript Of the
Judge Dearth impeachment trial. or.
dered by the Indiana Senate, will be
held up until constitutionality of the
trial is decided by the Indiana Su-
preme Court. the State printing
board, meeting today decided.
Copies of the Acts of 1927 were
distributed. 1t is expected the acts
will be sent to county clerks and
their receipts received here so Gov
ernor Jackson may declare the acts
in effect by May Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Eight Orphans Run
AlDay; Six Run Back

Spring sunshine flooding boyish
hearts caused eight boys from the
Indianapolis Orphans Home to run
away Immediately after church serv-
ices Sunday morning.
The boys. ages 12 and 1S years,
were dressed in their Sunday best
This aggravating fact may have had
something to do with the return Of
six of them as the afternoon shad-
ows heightened. The other two still
are missing. wALLsxAl.s....Lzs, Lzs,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
PARALYZED YOUTHS IRON
WILL AGAIN STAYS DEATH
Waiter Booth, Given Up by Doctors on Eleventh Day of
Forced Breathing, Rests Easier.

cannot live through the day." ad-
nlitted this afternoon Booth had
rallied and was about the same"
as he had been for days.
Sleep, even though fitful and in
duced by opiates, assisted the 49,
yearold farm boys improvement.
Walter no longer gasped and sobbed,
though he still complained of pains
in his chest, induced by constant
pumping Of his arms to give him air.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Name Study Planners

State Superintendent Of Public In
struction Charles Miller today an
nounced the appointment of two
members to the character education
committee, which will have charge
of outlining a course in character
study for Indiana schools. APP
pointees are School Superintendent
]. w. Foreman, Goshen, Ind, and
County superintendent G. o. Simp-
son, Angola.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Boy Mother Saued
With Blood RecoUers.

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, May o.
Nine-year-old Harold Kays Of Peters
burg. Ind, was preparing today to
leave Tuesday for his home after
a blood TRANSMISSION at a local hos
pital. His mother gave a pint of
her blood to save the life of the boy,
who was stricken on a train en- route
here after being poisoned by shoe
dye, APPLIED to his shoes just before
he and his mother left their home
last Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
CHURCH CATCHES AFIRE
Councilman Praises Firemen For
Efficient Work.

City Councilman Austin Todd to-
day commended the fire department
for efficient work in extinguishing
the flames which threatened the
Home Presbyterian Church, at RAIDER
and Thirty-First SITS.
Chief Jesse Hutsell personally
directed the nine pieces Of fire
fighting apparatus.
Fire originated in a wall from
spontaneous combustion and caused
explosion Of a gas pipe. The organ
and pulpit were damaged and the
floor weakened. The Rev Arthur
L. Duncan, 1901 w. Thirty-Second
ST., is pastor. Damage is estimated
at 81 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Raid Chicken Roast
and Break Up Party

Five headless chickens and eight
men were loaded into a patrol sent
to SIS w. Ray st. Sunday night fol.
lowing raid. Officers said the men
were enjoying liquor party" and
had decided to roast few chickens.
The men are held on vagrancy
charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Anti Strike Bill Pushed

BU United Press
LONDON, May 2.-Conservatism
today defied the challenge of labor
and proceeded with enactment of
the extremely controversial trades
disputes and trades union bill.- pro-
tested at 5000 May day meetings
Sunday. The bill, designed to make
general strikes illegal has aroused
political feeling in which promises
bitter strife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
ROAD BIDS ARE OPENED
Engineers Estimate Project Cost at
$l00,00G-First Prices High.

Readvertised bids were opened by
the Indiana Highway department to.
day. for paving and resurfacing esti-
mated by highway engineers at
about 100000.
The work included six miles Of
bituminous penetration on Rd. 20.
north in Knox and Stark Counties;
resurfacing two miles on Rds. 10, 81,
Marshall and st. Joseph Counties;
1888 miles on Rds. 20, 2, 80, La
Porte County; $50 miles on Rds.
2, II, Porter County, and 6.43 miles
on Rds. 80, Al, Lake County. Origi-
nal bids received April were too
high.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Mine Farley Tuesday

RH United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May q
District No. II United Mine Workers
of America and Indiana Bituminous
Coal Operators Association delega
tions to the joint negotiation con-
ference were preparing today for to-
morrow's joint negotiation confer
ence, intended to bring and end to
the coal mining suspension in the
State.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
ack Fails as Food ;
Coughs 1T Up.

Arthur Hall, 81. of 1925 w.
Norris ST., was apparently none
the worse today after having
dined heartily on well-done
tack Sunday.
While hanging window
shade Hall swallowed a tack,
held in his mouth. AS doctors
at city hospital discussed an
operation, he coughed up the
tack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
MANY APPLY FOR JOBS
School Attendance Positions. at $500
Year, In Demand.

No political Job is too small to
start a contest.
This conclusion might be drawn
from the number of applicants for
jobs as county school attendance Of
ficer. Many took the examinations
conducted by the State superintend-
ent's office. Ninety.two are to be
chosen, one in each county. The
job pays S. day for not more than
160 days per year.
School enumerators today were to
present final reports to the county
superintendents. who in turn will
submit them to the State superin.
tendent's office. The enrolment in
cludes all between and q and is
used in the per capita distribution
of State school funds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
VERDICT AGAINST STATE
Contractor Awarded $13,995 Claim
by Judge.

John r. Feigel, contractor. was
awarded $13,995 by the Court of
Claims sitting in general term here
today. in his suit against the State
Feigel contracted with the State
highway commission to build a six.
mile road near Princeton, Ind, in
1925, and charged he was damaged
because the State failed to procure
right.of-way in several instances
along the route which held up the
work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Accident Fatal to Hunter

Bu Times Special
NEWCASTLE, Ind, May e.
Climbing through a fence with a
loaded shotgun cost the life of Carol
Wright, %, of Lewisville. The gun
was accidentally discharged, the
charge taking effect in his leg. He
bled to death. Wright was on his
way to shoot crows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
THUMBS DOWN. YELL OF
MOB FOR RUTH AND JUDD
Sex Antagonism PiIories SqueaIing' on Woman
and Borrowing Her Money Damns Man.
BY Maurine Watkins
Author of Chicago"

NEW YORK, May 2.-On trial.
And the mob is yelling Thumbs
down."
Thumbs down for Judd Gray, it
seems not for planning and execut-
ing murder. but because he's
"squealed on a woman" and worse
still, because he borrowed money
from her.
That's the most damaging evil
dence against him so far, it would
appear from mems comments-the
dribbles of money. $50. $50, $50 that
he borrowed and forgot, so she says.
to pay back. (And her voice cracked
more in hatred at that than 1t did
when she told how he murdered her
husband.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02

BIZ UnltGn FFe88
ROANOKE, Va, May 2-The
tenacious will to live which has kept
Walter L. Booth existing eleven days
with collapsed lungs came to his
rescue again today after doctors and
even close personal friends had
abandoned hope.
The same physicians who, follow
ing a relapse last midnight, said ''he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
ChiropractorS Lose

BU United Press
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Laws of
Louisiana requiring chiropractors to
fulfill the same requirements as
physicians and surgeons, but ex-
empting osteopaths. were upheld by
the United States Supreme Court to-
day in three test cases appealed by
two New Orleans chiropractors. DR..
Joseph B. Fife and Walter w. Fife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
TO NOMINATE OFFICERS
Church Federation to Hold It's An
nuai Meeting Tonight.

DR.. o. w. Fifer. Central Ave.
Methodist Church pastor, will speak
at the annual meeting Of the Church
Federation tonight at Central Chris
tian Church. DIR. C. H. Winders
heads the committee to nominate
officers.
Women of the church will serve
a dinner at 6:15 p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
NEW TEACHER BLANKS
Reworded Form Submitted for
Board of Approval.

New teachers contracts, worded
by School Board Attorney Martin
Hugg, to conform with the new
teachers tenure law, will be submit
ted for approval at a special board
meeting at II a. m. Tuesday.
The new contracts will place
teachers with five years experience
on indefinite tenure. They can be
removed only upon proof of grave
misconduct.
Contracts are to be distributed
this month. .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
WILL EXPLAIN PARKS
State Conservation Director to
Sneak in Three Cities.

Indiana parks will be explained to
various audiences throughout the
State this week by Conservation Di.
rector Richard Lieber Tuesday he
will address the Bedford Kiwanis
Club, Wednesday the American
Literary Society. Knightstown. and
Friday at Lincoln City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
BIZ United Press

BIZ CHtJtU PFG6S
LONDON, May 2.-Further ex-
change of fire between Chinese on
shore and British warships in the
Yangtze River was reported in an
admiralty communique today. II
was also authoritatively reported the
British representative at IIankow
had protested to the nationalist gov
ernment there against occupation Of
the British consulate and other Brit
ish property at Chingkiang.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Stays Four, Kills Self

BIZ United Press
KEYTESVILLE, Mo-, May O.
Peter Johnson killed his wife and
three children with a hammer and
then committed suicide at their
home here. Cause Of his act has not
been determined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
BASEBALL GAMBLING
Police Arrest Two on Ticket Charges
Wagering.

Edward J. Payuer, 63S Massachu-
setts Ave, was charged with keeping
a gambling house and possession of
baseball tickets, and Victor Gouchat.
$50 N. New Jersey ST.. with posses
sion of baseball tickets and sale, by
police. Roy Taylor, 1912 Brookside
Ave., told police he paid 10 cents
each for six tickets which he said
he purchased from Gouchat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Condemn Sob Stuff

AS for Ruth
The courtroom, it seems. is a cal
dron of feminine venom-sex antag-
onism-resentment that she's stolen
another womans husband. under
neutrality-suspicious. jealousy-of her
wiles. and a pent-up determination
to end this sob stuff over women
who kill.
They listen, jammed in seats,
packed in the aisles. lined around
the walls four. five and six deep as
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
MARINES REACH CHINA

Z. s. Transport Henderson, Carrying
1,5O0, Arrives at Shanghai.
BIZ United Press
SHANGHAI, May 2.-The United
States transport Henderson, carrying
$500 United States marines, arrived
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
This Fireman Was
All Wet

BIZ Times Speci0J
MUNCIE, Ind, May 2.--City
firemen responded TO one
alarm" with glee.
Vernon Cough. one Of the
firemen. ignited a box OF
matches in his clothes when he
dragged some hose from q
truck.
His buddies put ont the Ere
with more water than was nee
essary, Cough complained to.
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
CHARGED WITH FORGERY

Big Four Railroad Official Causes
Arrest of Newly.
Robert Newby, 81, of III w.
Thirty.Fifth ST., was held in city
prison today on a forgery charge.
An affidavit was filed against
Newby by the auditor Of the Big
Four Railroad. charging Newly in
dorsed a check with the name Of E.
H. Barthel, supervisor.
Newby refused to divulge how he
came to posseas the $73 check.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
GUARD De PINEDO PLANE
Fascist Shield Machine to Replace
One Burned in Arizona.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, May 2.-Guarded by
six Fascist armed with stilettos and
revolvers. the Santa Maria, which
will replace Francesca De Pinedo's
destroyed transatlantic plane. ar
rived here yesterday on the italian
liner Duilo, and was being assem-
bled today for resumption of the avia-
tors four-continent flight. On the
trip from Italy a 24-hour vigil was
kept by the black-shirted guard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02

The Best-Grand Laundry, Main 0774.
Economy finished, 10 lbs. $1.51
k half fiat. Everything ready to use.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
ARNITAGE:
REVEALS
HIS LIFE
Tells Details of Career in
Denying Bribery Attempt
Charge Of AChey.
DOES NOT KNOW DUVALL
Began Life on Meat Wagon
Ran Gambling House.

Admitting that he attempted to
discover whether his brother, Will.
liam H. Armitage would be called
before the grand jury in its political
probe, and had asked Claude Achey
concerning this, James j., Armitag2
denied that he ever had offered
Achey a bribe not to indict Mayor
John l.. Duvall in Criminal Court
today.
Armitage took the stand before
Judge James 4. Collins in his own
defense on a charge of contempt Of
court and after detailing his career
as a boy, bartender, a saloon keep.
er, owner of gambling houses and
member Of the board of safety, de-
MED the bribery charge Of Grand
Juror Achey.
Denies All Charges
His testimony went into all the
details as sworn to by Achey and
he denied each charge. He said that
he did not know the mayor, that he
had rot offered Achey $4,000 and a
city job, and that he never dis.
cussed the changes in the board of
public works.
He said that he had talked to
Achey twice and on the second time
mad tried to discover whether the
jury would interrogate his brother,
William IL. Armitage.
William Arnitage was city hall
boss during Mayor Shank's admins.
tration and recently was said to be
about to assume the same role under
Duvall.
Questioned by his attorney, Eph
Inman, Armitage said that he had
lived in Indianapolis since he was s,
that he is 56 and that he came from
Louisville He said he was single
and lived with his brother, William.
at 1855 Washington Blvd He said
that he also maintains a room at 121
w. Vermont st.
Humble Beginning
For the last six or seven years,
he testified, he has been in the team
business and has teams working for
the street railway company. Ar
mitage, stated that he quit school
in the fifth grade and worked on
a meat wagon for 81 a week.
He said that for the following
fifteen years he was employed for
so cents a day. Later he went to
work Tor the Central Chair Com.
pany, Missouri and Georgia Sts,.
where he worked for one year,
quitting after he had a stroke of
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portions causing grave concern.
Bu United Press
WASHINGTON, May 2.--The Ma
tional Red Cross today upon recon-
mendation of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover and with approval of its CEN
trail organization, decided to ask the
nation to raise a minimum of $1O,-
600, 900 for Mississippi flood relief,
Chapters throughout the land were
asked to double their present quotas
to meet the urgent needs of sufferers
in the food valley.
Coolidge COncurs
This action followed a conference
between Hoover and President Cool.
idge. Meantime, the Red Cross an
nounced it's $4,000, 900 drive had gone
over the top.
Hoover said that there is no danger
of plague, that relief work has been
put on a scale that cannot be further
enlarged and that some plan prob
ably will be worked out to enable
farmers to reclaim their crops.
Hoover indicated he believed the
worst Of the flood is over No addi-
tional loss of life is expected A
complete system Of communication
has been set up SO that whenever
levee breaks occur Red Cross aid
can be rushed to the area for the
rescue of citizens.
Hoover said he would return to
the flood district Wednesday night
to carry on his supervision of relief
| organizations.
Nothing on earth can be done
that isn't now being DONE he de-
clared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
1000 SQUARE MILES IN PERIL
New Levee Breaks May Loose Flood
in Arkansas and Louisiana.

BV United Press
Best estimates today Of food dead
place the total at $50 with an un-
known number missing, many of,
whom are believed drowned. New
levee breaks on the west bank of the
Mississippi River near the Arkansas
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Forecast

Increasing cloudinesS and
warmer tonight followed by
showers Tuesday; cooler Tues
day night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
Home Edition

"Law and Justice" new
kind of feature on The Times
Editorial Page tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
$1O,OOO,OOO
FLOOD FUND
SET AS GOAL
Hoover Announces New
Figure After Conferring
%& With Coolidge.
$50 KNOWN FATALITIES
New Breaks May Increase
Homeless to 100000.
$50 KNOWN FATALITIES
THE DISASTER TODAY

Relief fund goal raised from
$5,OO0,OO to $10,O0O,0O0.
Known dead reach $50.
New IeVee breaks menace Sec
tions of Arkansas and Louisiana.
Expected spread OF flood will in
crease homeless to 100000.
Refugee problem assumes pro-
portions causing grave concern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
GRAVES INVADED
. SEEKING EVIDENCE
Bodies of Suspected Poison
Victims Ordered Exhumed
by Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
BLAkELY, Ga, September IT,
Two graves less than two months old
We're to be opened here today by court
order to determine whether or not
James and Amos Hayes died from
poison suspected of having been
administered by their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harris Hayes. prosperous
middle-aged farmers, now held on
charges of murder in connection with
the death Of Amos wife, Nancy Hayes.
The order for the eXhumation of
the bodies was issued after a patholo-
eist had testified before a coroner's
jury investigating the death Of Nancy
Hayes. 16-year-old widow of Amos.
that an examination Of the young
womans viscera had disclosed two
kinds of poison.
Both the elderly parents stoutly de-
MED having poisoned their daughter
in-law. declaring that if poison was
found in her Niscera it was placed
there by some one else.
The Viscera of James and Amos will
be examined for poison by patholo-
gist from Atlanta. who has been
brought here by authorities
Mrs. Hayes is held in the Randolph
County Jail. while Mr.. Hayes is con-
fined here. Efforts to secure their re-
lease on bail have ben unsuccessful
to date. and as Vet no date has been
set for preliminary hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
AG-DRAPED ANCHOR
USED IN SEA RITE
Capt. Dingle Describes Search and
Service for Sister Lost
Off Yacht.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HALIFAX. Nova Scotia, September
IA flag draped anchor, dropped
into the sea over the spot where she
drowned. was the burial service per-
formed by Capt. Dingle, writer of sea
tales, for his sister, Mrs. Mary Man
ming, mate and crew of the yacht
Gauntlet.
In letter to 7. o. Curry yesterday
Capt. Dingle. who was sleeping below
decks when the little schooner struck
some submerged wreckage about IS
miles off Cape Sable early this
month. told of the loss of his ship
mate, his frantic search of the fog
shrouded waters and the simple
burial rites performed in accordance
with her expressed wish.
j. Mrs. Manning, who was in charge
of the yacht, presumably was thrown
overheard by the impact when the
craft struck the wreckage. Capt.
Dingle said he searched vainly for
her body.
'I've lost the best Of shipmates
and Mary never can be replaced
Capt. Dingle wrote. She always
wanted to be buried at sea and
wanted our first ensign and our spare
anchor to be used for that purpose.
! dashed the anchor in the flag and
dropped them over the spot where
she went down. / hope she'll under
stand"