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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
TAX BILL DEBATE
PUSHED IN HOUSE
Way Reach Amendment
Stage TomorroW-Cor-
poration Levy Argued.
ny the Associated Press.

by The Associated Press.
GENERAL debate on tho tax hll was
hurried forward in the House yester-
nay with leaders hopeful that when
the measure is taken up again tomor-
row thar members would he ready to
proceed with it's consideration under
nuies permitting the offering OF
amendments.
The discussion Yesterday touched
upon practically all phases Of the tax
question. a number of members de-
lending the bill as drafted by the
rouse ways and means committee,
una others vigorously attacking GER
'alh of its proposals.
Hawley Supports Bill.
Representative Hawley of Oregon
senior Republican committee member
TOOK an active part in supporting the
measure, arguing that its proposal 10
Ieuuce the tax rate on corporation in.
comes from 1879 TO liz per cent
would benefit two-thirds Of the wage
sarners in the country.
The Oregon member cautioned
AGAINST Congress taking action that
might cause a deficit in the Treasury
mad placed S225. 600 600 as the max
mum cut advisable and that the com
snlttee had exceeded this hy more than
$7.a00 600.
Representative Oldfeld Of Arkansas.
Democratic committee memhcr.
charged that Republican politics had
prevented inclusion in the bin ~ pro
visions aimed to increase efficiency in
administration of the tax law.
Charges JOb-HoIding Plan.
This was done" he added. Ito save
some Republican job holders out in
The States"
Declaring that the crux of the tax
question is disposition of the Treas
ury surplus, Representative Jacob
stein Democrat. New York. that
money in the Treasury at the end of
Tue present fiscal year, which is not
needed for national expenses he par
TALLY devoted TO a further reduction
or the corporation tax.
Representative Chindbom Repub.
hcan. Illinois, said the large corpora
tinB tax cnt was justified because so
many stockholders would benefit He
hatly opposed any larger tax eXemp-
tlon for married persons in the lower
hgackets. saying that even the pres
ent $500 exemption was too high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
WOMAN, WITH $500
FOR SHOPPING, MISSING
Sister Fears Violence, but admits
She May Have Rejoined
Estranged Husband.

Mrs. Lilly August. 80 years old
recently of Costa, w. Va. left her
room at the home of her sister, 6925
Georgia avenue, where she was stay
ing. yesterday morning at o'clock
with $500 in her poCketbook TO go
shopping, and has not been seen since,
Mrs. $. ]. Barker, the sister, told
police this morning.
Mrs. Barker said Mrs. August was
separated from her husband. Nick
August, last week. She is said to
have sold her home for 50 800 and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
ASKS ESQ, 900, 900 MARKS
NEW GERMAN DYE FUNDS
Directors of Trust Recommend
Debentures and Report on
Synthetic Rubber.

~ the Associated Press.
Observation-Disclosures, Ger
MANI, December 10.-The directors of
the dye trust, at a meeting today, de-
cided to recommend to the general
meeting on January u the issua nce
Of debentures TO the value of $50, 00o.-
600 marks, the proceeds of which will
he required for new products.
The 1ebentures will be offered with
preference to shareholders, hearing in
terest of at least per cent. but not
more than half the annual dividend on
each share OF capital, which was l.
per cent in 1927.
1t was stated at the meeting that
considerable progress had been made
in the production of synthetic rubber,
hut that the solution Of the problem
IF its wholesale utilization was not
expected in the near future. Coal
Uolrefying experiments also were re-
ported as progressing promisingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

Great Britain's silk trade is now five
times as great as it was before the
World War
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
MISS YOUNG H0NORED.
Ex-Head of Principals Association
Guest at Luncheon.

Miss NJ Gertrude Young former
,,rgsident of the Administrative PIN
Iinals' Association Of the District.
va rendered d luncheon at the Won
en'sfcity Club Yesterday by the eXeru-
tive committee Of the Elementary
principals Association of the District.
ehef recently resigned as president of
the tassocfa ton.
8 resolution expressing regret in
accentfng Miss Young's resignation
,,,as passed. Tribute was paid to her
s,,ccess during her administration.
Among those present were Miss +.
n Given. Miss NJ. l.. Graves. Miss S
- rraighill Miss NJ. W. Frank, Miss
Florence Mortimer. Miss NJ. L. Alton
and c. r. Johnson.
Hawaii's three most important crops
a. the order of their Importance are
.,,,gar. pienapples and tourists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

planes from Langley. In addition to
the vessels of the battle fleet, all suit
able district craft in the 18th and 14th
Naval Districts were employed in the
search The total amount of fuel oil
and gasoline expended in the search
was about 1886, $50 gallons. which
was 3126 $50 in excess of normal eX-
penditure for scheduled exercise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

ter of size, wealth
and distribution
Of territory, the
time has arrived
when funds must
he provided i'm in
CrCa sing amounts
for the acquisition
of modern ma
tcrial and create"
personnel, il wlS
indicated i'm the
annual report Of
Secretary Of the
y a Y y Wilbur.
made public To-
daN.
More officers.
more men and
more ships ale
hp n1lfGfan1iJ, ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
MORE FUNDS ESSENTIAL TO NAVY
EFFICIENCY, WILBUR INDICATES
Secretary's Annual Report Points Out
Increasing Costs and Needs of
Nations Sea Forces.

If the United States. in it's first line
of defense, the Navy, is to be kept in
the best fighting trim, in comparison
with other world noMers in the mat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

carried the money on her person from
West Virginia to this city According
to Mrs. Barker, her sister was afraid
to deposit the money in a bank, az
she thought her husband might gel
control of it.
Mrs. Barker admitted that whils
it is a possibility that Mrs. August
may have rejoined her husbandf she
thinks 1t improbable. The more likelv
theory, she declared. is that her sister
has met with violence from some ont
who became appraised of the fact thai
she was carrying "a large sum %
money.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
BUTLER OBJECTS
TO STREET PLEA
University Needs Its Money
for BuiIdingS'-BroWn.

Arthur V. Brown, Butler Univer-
sity trustee. and John H. Atherton,
Butler financial secretary, today pro-
tested to the board Of works against
proposed improvement Of w. Forty
Fourth st. from Sunset Ave. to
Haugney St.
Brown declared the improvement
would mot benefit Butler" as the
street lies on the south property line
of the 246-acre site at Fairview.
Making a plea for the board to
stand by Butler" Brown pointed
out that the institution drew hun
dreds of persons here.
1--WE will need all our money for
buildings and don't want to throw
away any money" Brown said.
Brown said that property owners
on the south should bear the burden
as the location of Butler at Fair
view had increased property values.
Dave Smith, who owns lots on the
south, urged the improvement. An
other resolution proposes to build
sidewalks and curbing on the street
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
|RV|NGTON BEGS
'EYESORE' CURE
Washington St. Called Dis
grace to City.

An appeal for the board of works
to order street repairs between In
dianapolis Street Railway Company
tracks on z. Washington St, be-
tween Audubon Rd. and Sherman
Dr., was made today by Firman c.
Sims, Irvington Commercial and
Welfare Association president.
Sims deplored the condition on the
main thoroughfare which has existed
for three years. He declared the
condition is disgrace TO the city,"
; because thousands travel the Ma
'tional Rd., and form their impress
sion Of Indianapolis from Washing
ton st.
The holes have been filled with
cinders, but were dug out i'm
mediately by auto traffic" and need
permanent fixing he said.
Sims told Virgil Vandagrifft, board
president, that the board would be
loved by Irvington if it would pro-
vide relief" Vandagrifft agreed the
situation is an ''eyesore" and
promised to "try to find a recipe"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
Reed for President
Talk Hampers Golf
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CINCINNATI, May 4.-Four prom
inent Democrats met on golf
course here and between puts and
drives talked about a fifth party
leader and his chances of obtaining
the presidential nomination.
Former Governor James M. Cox
Of Ohio, w. A. Julian, Ohio national
committeeman, and former Governor
Fred d. Gardner of Missouri came
as guests of John L. Shut Of FIT.
Thomas. KY, and remained to dis
cuss possibilities of Senator Jim
Reed of Missouri.
Gardner boosted his fellow Mis-
sourian, declaring he would cam
paign on a platform advocating a
Federal law to prevent corruption Of
the ballot box by slush funds, re-
duction of tariff, decentralization of
power at Washington, development
of waterways and clear up economic
disputes with European countries.
The discussion became so interest
ing that the golfers forgot to mark
their scores.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
Deliberately Seal
Mine Tomb of 50

BIZ United Press
FAIRMONT, w. Va, May A
section of the burning Everettsville
mine, near here, believed to con-
tain nearly half of the sixty-nine
miners still missing as the result of
an explosion in the shaft last Sat
urday, was sealed deliberately today.
Robert NJ. Lambie, West Virginia
inspector of mines. ordered the
southwest entries closed to prevent
spread of fire which had ragged there
since the blast trapped, 10 miners.
Thus was sacrificed for the safety
of the majority any hope of rescusing
alive any of the group Of miners
entombed in this section.
Twelve bodies were removed yes
terday, bringing the total dead to
twenty-four.
The rescue work is becoming in
creasingly hazardous, according to
Lambie, who today likened conditions
in the mine to a volcano.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04

The defense rested at 10:4O a. m.
after putting Charles l.. Clark, 2514
Station ST., foreman of the adj
journed grand jury, and ten charac-
ter witnesses on the stand.
Both State and defense waived
arguments.
Armitage, whose brother, William
II. Armitage, was political boss of
city hall during Mayor Shank's adj
ministration, is accused by Grand
Juror Claude A. Achey with an at
tempt to bribe him with $4,000 and
a promise of a city job to vote
against indictment of Mayor John
L. Duvall.
Rebuttal Witnesses
Court adjourned when the de-
Tense rested. The State began
presentation Of rebuttal testimony
when the session was resumed this
afternoon.
At least five rebuttal witnesses will
be put on by the State. Special
IIOSGCulOIO OOllll W. IlOllAlildl anu
Emsley w. Johnson said.
James Miller and William Pace,
Negroes, who testified for the de-
fense Monday, might be called, it
was reported. Brought from the
State farm, where they were serv-
ing liquor terms, they said Achey's
reputation was bad. The defense
was unable to get in the record a
question as to whether Achey aided
them in their bootlegging.
Miller and Pace were quizzed all
day Tuesday by Deputy Prosecutors
John l.. Niblack apd William H.
Sheaffer.
Eph Inman, defense attorney, said
he did not believe the defense would
offer rebuttal testimony.
Not Approached
Clark, on the stand, declared that
no one had ever asked him to vote
against indictment OF Mayor Duvall.
Prosecutor William II. Remy OBJ
Jected to the defense question, but
Clark answered before he could get
his objection in.
The objection was sustained and
the question and answer did not go
on the record.
Clark said he had known Armitage
fifteen years ago. but had not seen
him in recent years until he ap-
peared before the jury two weeks
ago.
John Kelly, tailor at 207 Indiana
Ave, testified about April 1. Achey
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04

You'll find 100 times as much en-
joyment playing the game of Auction
Bridge after you know the fine
points I'm illustrating, as you did
before"'
So declared the national bridge
authority, Milton C. Work, who dem
onstrated and lectured on the game
Tuesday and this afternoon before
groups of persons in the tearoom of
L. S. Ayres & Co.
Work, whose daily bridge lessons
have been appearing in The Times,
compared the game to golf. You'd
rather play golf in 80 than in 140,
wouldn't your" he asked. "Why?
You'd enjoy it more. That's what
any game is for-the enjoyment you
get out of it. Why not play auc-
ton bridge in such a way that it
yields the fine mental stimulus, the
large measure of enjoyment that it's
capable of giving you?"
Audience plays" Game
Work had his audience, seated
four at a table, deal tentative hands
and then suggest what cards they
would play to attain certain hands.
There was much guessing and laugh
ter among the players as they tried
various combinations of hands.
Sometimes the players themselves
hit upon the cards that Work said
were the correct ones. After each
tentative round of plays, and his
suggestions to better them, Work
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
ZONE SPELLING BEES TO
SELECT STATE ENTRIES
Difficult Words Chosen for District Contests in Eight
School Centers Thursday Morning.

Words will crown eight Indian
apolis school children zone cham.
pions tomorrow. And seventy-two
boys and girls, aspirants to the high
honor, will be disappointed.
Words, about 1,500 of them, the
toughest" in the Mccall Speller,
will spell the final round Of the
spelling contest in the city gram
mar schools, and those who survive
the eight zone bees will rank the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
FARM HEAD IN WRECK
either Driver Charged With Being
IntOxicated-Call Unhurt.

An automobile driven by Everett
Call, Marion County poor farm SUI
perintendent. was wrecked Tuesday
night when it collided with a car
driven by Oscar Brick, 80, Of 2464
N. Talbot Ave.
The crash occurred at Tenth st.
and White River Blvd. The Call
car was knocked through the fence
of the T. H., l. & E. power house.
Call was uninjured. Brick was
charged with driving while intoxi-
Gated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
FIRE ATT APARTMENT
Home of Anderson, City Manager

Home of Anderson, City Manager
Secretary, Damaged.
Damage estimated $500 was done
to a four-family apartment house
owned by w. b. Myers, at 1915 e.
Washington ST., when sparks ignited
the roof.
The apartment occupied by Claude
H. Anderson, city manager organiza-
tion executive secretary, was hardest
hit.
| Valuable books and heirlooms
stored in the attic We're destroyed.
Second floor furniture was ruined
and water seeping through to the
first floor, damaged the Anderson's
home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04

The couple announced the mar
riage at Evansville, where they had
been visiting Smiths brother-in-law,
Henry Hardin, city attorney. They
left Evansville early today for Ken
lucky to visit Smiths parents.
Mrs. Smith was baptised a Cath
olic and graduated as nurse from
st. Mary's Hospital, a Catholic in
stitution at Evansville.
The marriage was performed at
Louisville by the pastor, the Rev.
Albert Nichols. He said they asked
for quiet church wedding and
witnesses were the only guests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04

BIZ NEA Serrice
LOS ANGELES, Cal. May A.
Los Angeles religious circles face a
new problem-how long is bobbed
hair?
Since Anne Semple Mcpherson,
noted evangelist, appeared in her pull
pit recently with her long titan
locks clipped" the Angelus Temple
members have been in a turmoil.
Fully a thousand followers, led by
Gladwin Nichols. have deserted their
leader and organized a new church
with the resigned orchestra leader as
its head. Nichols resigned after be-
ing reproached by Mrs. Mcpherson
for losing interestin his work.
II could not put my heart in my
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
WOMEN PUPILS ENTHUSED
OVER WORK BRIDGE TALK
School Conducted by Times Game Expert Proves Pcpu
lar; Second Session Held This Afternoon.

explained the scientific reasons for
the plays and cards he advocated.
"The most important point 1 gath
cred from attending Work. demon
stration was that of not deceiving
your partner by playing the larger
card of a sequence" said Miss Eliza
beth Fauvre, who played at a table
opposite her mother, Mrs. F. NJ.
Fauvre, of Michigan Rd. Planning
a lead where you want the lead in
the end-making the line of march
first, was what learned most clear
ly from the lesson" said Mrs.
Fauvre.
Women Enjoy Lesson
I'm just a beginner at this inter-
esting game" observed Mrs. Z. II.
Hill. 1929 Brentwood Ave. THE
point that struck me most is the
way to bid so as to properly inform
your partner of your hand" 1.-THE
instructions as to not lying to your
partner in your partners own suit
helps me immensely" said Mrs. D.
NJ Laring.
Mrs. Maurice Brubaker of Ft.
Wayne. a guest Of Mrs. Bert Kelly,
3540 N. Pennsylvania ST., said:
"I obtained most good from this
suggestion: IF partner doubles one
bid and you have strength in your
hand, pass; but if very weak, you
must bid
st got so many good pointers,
shouldn't know which one to stress. -
observed Mrs. Robert Miller of 291S
n. Delaware st. Anyway, I'm sure
that Works suggestions are going to
immensely help my game"
Work demonstrated and lectured
before members of the Indianapolis
Athletic Club Tuesday evening. His
program for today:
10 to IL and to p. M.-Auto-
graphed his books for customers in
Ayres' book department.
3 p. M-The second bridge tea
and demonstration at Ayres' tea
room.
8 p. M.-DemonstratiOn and lee
ture for Columbia Club members and
friends at the club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
Unexpected Levee Break
+ Leaves SCant Time for
Warning.
AVIAT0RS SOUND ALARM
Printed Slips Dropped From
H. Planes.

VIC 5BURG, Miss, May A.
Dawn ,oday found an army of
10000 men, women and children
fleeing for their lives from 100 towns
in northern Louisiana following an
entirely unexpected break in the
Mississippi River levee ten miles
from Vicksburg. Scant time was
given for warnings as the river wall
gave way at Millil1en Bend, La, a
point engineers had said was safe,
believing all OF the danger lay
south of Vicksburg rather than
north. A heavy and persistent rain
storm today added to gravity Of the
situation.
Torchlights, flares and cleaning
automobile headlights lit the way
throughout the night as the thou
sands hurried from the thirteen
doomed parishes.
They walked, many of them. Those
more fortunate rode in automobiles
or horse-drawn vehicles. Homes
and cherished possessions were for
gotten as the throng hurried to
escape the roaring wall of muddy
water advancing toward them.
Town to Be Inundated
The most serious single crevasse
of this flood is expected to cover the
thriving town OFF Tallulah, seat Of
Madison Parish, engineers said, with
six to ten feet of water. From there
theer is nothing to stop sweep Of the
water over thirteen parishes.
Approximately 5000 square miles
of territory will be added by the new
break to the 1000 or more miles
now inundated by the flood,
engineers said.
Break in the levee at Milliken
Bend came with dramatic sudden
ness. Only a few levee patrolmen
were on duty. Suddenly the muddy
torrent burst through the earth re-
tanning wall. Within few minutes,
a crevasse 800 feet wide was opened
and levee workers saw it would be
. impossible to check the flood.
Report of the break was flashed
Ito Vicksburs. Major Lee, district
engineer, dispatched two navy sea
planes to the threatened area. The
big planes flashed over Tallulah and
neighboring towns as crowds bath
cred below and read the printed
warning slips dropped by the avi-
ators. Refugees were told to go to
Vicksburg or to high lands near
Delhi.
Exodus Begins Quickly
The trek to safety was on in a
matter Of minutes. Every corner of
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
Ride With Bandits
Costs SIG, Topcoat

After taking him 10y riding" in
the northeast part of the city for
half an hour, about 1890 a. m. to-
day, three bandits took G. S. Spin
ming of 1925 N. La Sale ST., out on
the e. Twenty-First st. road. re-
lieved him of SIG cash and his over
coat and then fed, Spinning told
police at noon. Spinning walked TO
town.
Spinning said near his home
car pulled up at the curb and one
of the bandits covered him with n
revolver and ordered him into the
auto, Spinning denied knowing
them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
SALVAGE CORPS ELECTS
John Il. Welch Heads Organization
OF Insurance Dealers.

John r. Welch was elected Sresi-
dent at the annual meeting Of the
Indianapolis Salvage Corps at it's
headquarters, 422 E. New York ST
The organization, operated by in
surance companies doing business in
indianapolis, was formed in 1914 to
prevent fires and save property
threatened by flames and water DAM
age.
Other officers: d. p. Barrett, vice
president; II. L. Cushwa, treasurer;
E. H. Perry, secretary. and William
Curren, superintendent. Directors,
besides the officers, are John w.
Noble, F. r. DUNCAN, Richard Lie
Der and Ed II. Forty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
TELLS
ALI. TRYING
TO AID SELF
Charges Mrs. Snyder With
Frequent Efforts to Kill
Husband.
mo, LET OLD CRAB DIE
Quotes Woman's Comment
on Mates Illness.

BIZ United Press
LONG ISLAND. CITY, N. Y, May
4.-Henry Judd Gray today cast
aside everything and opened the
door wide upon his clandestine af-
fair with Ruth Brown Snyder in one
desperate effort to save himself from
conviction for the murder of Mrs.
Snyder's husband, Albert.
Hour after hour he sat in the wit
ness chair telling with a wealth of
detail which would rival the raciest
of the old French and italian writ
ers Of his days and nights Of revelry
with his mistress.
BY his recital he drew for the Jury
a picture of Mrs. Snyder as a wom-
an OF excessive amativeness, who
punctuated her caresses while they
were together with heartless discus
sions of how she might end the life
of her husband.
Tried Violent Poisons
She told him, Gray charged, of one
attempt after another to kill the
man to whom she was married. She
gave him sleeping powders and
turned on the gas, he said. She gave
him violent poisons instead of medi-
cine for hiccoughs, and she put other
poisons in his liquor. in prune whips
she prepared for him and insisted
she would persist until Snyder was
dead Gray testified.
When Snyder was sick she said
she hoped the old crab would die"
Gray testified.
Mrs. Snyder sat with bowed head
through most of the day, weeping
a little now and then when some
particularly intimate relation came
from the lips of her corset selling
paramour.
Used as "Guinea Pig"
He told of Mrs. Snyder qui-
etly planning to bring about the
death of her husband. Once. he
said she gave Gray sleeping pow
ders. When he reported to her that
they worked she reveaed to him
that she was using him for "gui-
nea pig" to test the powers because
she might have use for them.
Another time she limited her hus-
band might drown this summer"
Mrs. Snyder, her own testimony
completed with her story that Gray
alone was responsible for the mur-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-04
Graham Brothers Buy
Paige Auto Control
Ri Tnite6 Preaa

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, May 4.-Purchase Of
a controlling interest in the Paige
Motor Car Company by the three
Graham Brothers, who recently sold
their truck company to Dillon, Read
& Co., was announced here today
by Joseph B. Graham.
The purchase is subject to
approval by Paige stockholders it
represents an expenditure of $4,000
900 in the company, Graham said,
and another 100000 for expansion
and improvement as it becomes
necessary.