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Chapter B
A NOTE FROM MOLLY

All llldl SllC SOaAN -OSN .Juanita reflected. The burden that emained-faintness and foreooolng, the black night, terror, love ana heart -ache-the river would devour it all. Brown, sluggish waters that never told their secret.
 Juanita started, opened her eyes. Gabreau, who had often sat oesde her bed as she lay i'll, had drawn closer to her, was speaking more softly than before.
 T know somep'n else" and as Juanita looked at him, "Meester Stanard come to de Tijon-many time. He telephone, too. One day when. he come I am in de lobby, wiping de tiles He ask where you are and dey tell him you and de marouesa have go away. He say .Where?' Dey tell him dey not know. but mebby you will come back in lit while. Dey say dey VIII fell you he call-when you come. He say, Let me know instead dat she is here He turn round, and look at me and say in low volce, DO you know where she isP' NOW why he ask me dat?"
 T don't know Gabreau Perhaps YOU looked as if you knew"
 Gabreau looked hurt. T neVar look like dat way"
 "What did you say?" she asked T shek my head, and he go way I am fool, yes, but all day l am sorry I shek my head"
 'Gabreau!" Juanita h alf rose "You wouldn't tell him where am!"
 "No. De marquesa here too. not even tell dat. But l am sorry I shek my head. He look so much worry and he come so mooch. He love you, Juanita? Yes? v And as .Juanita turned her face away to hide the tears, T know he love you An you love him. You cry his name when de fever burn you. You say too you will go police station and give yo' self up. You say mooch things, Juanita--but most you cry his name. Ar so l know you love him. Dat is mehbe why am sorry I shek my head wish mebbe he would find you, and tek you way"
 He must never find me here. why? Eef you are here he can not find you sorewheres else s"He would not understand, Gab- reau. I know what lie believes oi women in places like this. l know what he would believe of me"
 Gabreau nodded T know. Like Eff. But me, I know when sex you. not know sooch womens llk' you was in de worr. I have onl! know like Eff. But l know yol when see you"
 Dear Gabreaul" she said, ant laid her hand on his. But ther are other reasons. too. l mus never see him aga.n, and since have gone out os his life, I'd rathe go without his knowing-this.'
 It had grown dark in the room Gabreau, with her hand on his, di not stir. His eyes were closed, ye light seemed all about him strange and holy flame enfoldin him. Her hand left his, yet still n
 
 seemed to feel it there. Always h would feel it there.
 He wondered if she still wep 6he wept SO silently, not like Con schita's weeping. Presently ne voice came.
 4I'm going down tonight Ga breau. I'll have to dress"
 "You-go down?"
 ~Yes. Molly's note. I'm nette now. And I want to see Molly. when he had gone Juanita ros' .eektfng slowly into the o.ack COS .tume with it's spangled veil. Slow TIE went down the stair. wonder a,fl m what Molly hsd to tell Ter. m ,nsrlor doors were just opening
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HAYNES COUPLE GIVEN
 9O-DAY JAIL SENTENCE

Ed Shortridge and Mrs. Tom Johnson, arrested last week at Haines, on a charge of violating the Alaska Bone Dry Law, were sen tenced to 90 days in the Federal jail there, according to a telegram received by United States Marshal Albert White.
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PARCEL
 That certain piece of property situation at the junction of Front and Franklin Streets, Juneau Alaska, being located the SOutherly side of Front Street and bounded on the Northery side by Front Street, Juneau, Alaska; the Westerly side by N. c. Nelson Building and on the Easterly side by the John w. Clark property being triangular in shape shape, and known and called THE ARCTIC PROP
 PARCEL II
 Lot 1, in Block l2.
 PARCEL III
 Lot B. Block 8, and the Northery triangular fraction of Lot A. Block B.
 PARCEL V
 Lot G. Block B.
 Easterly fraction, being five (5l feet in width and one hundred feet QOO) long of Lot T. Block B.
 PARCEL VI
 The Easterly fraction of Lot 2, Block and I9t g9Sk B soRF sS%mon known as the Lot 1, Block 3, Southerly fractional part of Lot 8, Block 5; fractional part of Lot l, BLOCK I and fractional part of Lot 2, Block 3; commonly known as the VALENTINE BLOCK" property. Such sale will be held the 2sth day of September ss at ten o'clock the forenoon at the store room dos of Front and Seward Streets in the town o Juneau Territory of Alaska terms of said sale ten per cent of the amount bid at the time said bid is made and the balance to be paid the said confirmation of said sale ordered by the United States Commissioner ExOfco Fro bate Court, Precinct of Juneau Territory of Alaska DATED at Juneau, this 26th day of August, 1881.
 F. MULLEN,
 Administrator with the Will Annexed of thu Estate of Emery Valentine Deceased
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Old papers for sale at The Em- pire.
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FLORY LEAVES TODAY ON
 SHORT KETCHIKAN TRIP

Regional Forester CT harles H. Flory left today on the steamer Yukon for Ketchikan on official business. He will be absent about one week.
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FAREWELL IS GIVEN
 FOR HENRY SHITANDA

Little Henry Shitanda was the guest of honor at party given by his classmates last Friday after noon at the school house as a fare well, before he leaves for Japan with his father and brother. Henry has been failing steadily in health for some time and it is believed
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TO ATTEND BUSINESS SCHOOL

Miss Helen Lynstrom is a pas senger for the south on the Yukon She expects to attend the Metro politan Business College in Seattle this winter.
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the sunny cline in Japan this win ter with his mother will make him well again.
 Assisted by their teacher, Miss Thoma, the children had an enjoy able time with their games and re- treatments, and Henry climaxed the occasion with a speech in which he thanked the boys and girls for their gifts.
 Most wives who grow up to be domineering interfering nuisances are simply spoiled children of adult years.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE In the United States Commissioners Ex Ofico Probate)
 Court for the District of Alaska, JUNEAU COMMIS-
 SIONER'S PRECINCT ss IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EMERY VALEN-
 TINE, Deceased
 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of order of sale made and entered into by the United States Comms sioner Probate Court for the Precinct of Juneau Territory of Alaska, the 26h day of August 1884, in the matter of the Estate of Emery Valentine deceased the undersigned Administrator With The Will Annexed of the said estate will sell at public auction, much thereof is necessary or he thinks advisable subject to conrma tion by said court the following described parcels real property any part portion thereof, to-wit-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-05
PRIMARY GUARD
BILL TO LESLIE
Provides Watchers at Polls
for Minority Groups.

A measure which will place added
safeguards around the primary is
expected to be presented to Cover
nor Harry G.. Leslie today for his
signature.
Sponsored by three Marion county
senator's, John L. NibIack and
Robert L. Moorhead (Republicans)
and Edgar A. Perkins Oemocrat)
it has the support of Democrats of
Marion county, the Junior Republic
an League and Anti-Coff1n forces.
AS passed, it provides that upon
petition of &c per cent Of the candi-
dates of any party they shall be
granted watchers at primary cleo
tions.
The present law permits only the
political organizations to name
watchers, and insurgent groups thus
are devoid of any protection.
Representatives John r. Whita
and JACOB Weiss, both Marion
county Democ~ ats, spoke in behalf
of the measure when it was handed
down for passage Wednesday.
Both representatives pointed out
the dire need for such protection
in primary elections and the house
passed the measure by a vote of
80-1.
1t was passed by senate Feb. "a,
by a vote of 41-0.
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CITY SEARCHED
FOR STRANGER
Slayer Mentioned in Book,
Officials Believe.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, March 5.-Three
hundred persons from every walk of
life, whose names Vivian Gordon,
slain Broadway adventures, set
down in her diary as wealthy black
mail victims or underworld accom-
plices, secretly were hunted by de-
tectives today.
Pressed for a solution to the
killing which wrought an attend
ant tragedy in the suicide of her
Inundated 16-year- old daughter,
District Attorney Charles B. Nc
Laughlin believes somewhere in the
diary's roster of wealthy men
about-town, society women, shady
brokers and notorious gangsters,
will be found the person who
strangled Vivian Gordon.
Mayor James j. Walker took the
lead today in a revived campaign
to drive out underworld terrorism.
Reports said Governor Franklin
D. Roosevelt had ordered a complete
report on the Gordon murder in
vestigation.
District Attorney Mclaughlin is
skeptical of the story related by
Lena Holsey, Cuban masseuse and
Miss Gordon's maid, that she was
attacked by two men who tried to
blind her by throwing acid in her
ewes.
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500 PERSONS NAMED IN DIARY OF
MURDERED DANCER ARE SOUGHT
In legislature
so Years Ago
BY United Press

BY United Press
AS a means Of minimizing fraud
at elections, the 1881 legislature
passed a measure providing that
towns of less than 5000 popula-
ton should consist Of a single
precinct. The bill was introduced
by Senator H. Hostetter, Ligonier,
as an amendment to election laws.
Exceptions were allowed in
cases where the town council
deemed it advisable to have more
than one precinct. Proponents
argued that many towns were so
small that a majority of The voters
were required to act as officials at
the various polls. It also was
pointed out that fraud could more
easily be avoided at one poll than
at several.
The senate in 1881 killed, by a
vote of IS to /, a measure permit
ting non-state residents to take
from Indiana any game that
might have been killed here. 1t
was introduced by Representative
T. S. Fancher, Crown Point, for
the benefit of Chicago hunters.
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Limit Reached

By United Press
NEW YORK, March 5-"You
can't laugh off the rope around
the neck of a dead woman"
The New York World Telegram
told Mayor James Walker and
citizens of New York today,
commenting on the vice reve-
lations which preceded killing
of Vivian Gordon and the sui
eide of a 16-year-old innocent
victim.
"a grave situation confronts
New York" the paper said
editorially. ct calls for action,
for leadership, for resolution.
Jimmie Walker should supply
all three. If he is unable to
do so, he should step aside and
let some one take the JOB who
can and will"
That thought is being voiced,
it said, Sin the speakeaSies,
drawing rooms, on the east
side, west side. all around the
town. There is a feeling that
enough is enough"
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story. In an adjoining room was
the coffin containing Berita's body.
DISHOFF was willing to discuss
II every phase of his daughters
life, but steadfastly refused to talk
about her funeral. From other
sources, however, it was learned the
rites probably will be held Friday
morning in Collingswood, N. j.
And when Benita'S body is car
ried to the grave, the diary in which
she recorded her impressions of her
mother will be in the coffin, accord
ing to Bishoff.'
81 will not permit publication of
this diary" he said. "It contains
only girliSh condolences and notes
of her various engagements. I will
see it die with her before I allow
it to go out of my hands.
st have been offered fabulous
sums for the diary, but nothing will
tempt me-"
LIE paused moment and then
L Z began a strange tale of how he
and his second wife had fostered
the girls illusions that her mother
was a successful dancer, who, for
some unexplained reason, she never
would be allowed to see. In Be-
nita'S mind her mother had become
a myth, which, in her younger
years, was fI'lly as vivid as the
Santa Claus legend.
st did everything to spare Be-
nita this torment that caused her
death" Bischoff explained. 81 tried
hard enough to protect her from
this disgrace all through the years
Frequently we have moved so that
my first wife could not learn our
address.
Bonita always thought of her
mother as a beautiful Broadway
dancer, who, for some unknown rea-
son, she was unable to see. The
shock and the grief when she
learned otherwise we're too much
for her. The shame and the pitt
less publicity killed her."
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He led this correspondent past the
crepe-hung door, adorned with pink
roses and orchids, through a narrow
hall and into the living room Of the
Bischoff bungalow.
Mrs. Bischoff, whom he married
after divorcing Miss Gordon, sat
with him as he calmly told his
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Vivian Gordon's Daughter Joins Her in
Death When Glamour Is Stripped From
Mother and Sordid Career Is Revealed.
BY PAUL COMFY FRENCH
United Press staff Correspondent
(Conurirht 1871 hr TInited Pressl

LDUBON ~ j, March 5Sixteenyearold Bonita Bschof
mid suicide because stripped of the illusion that her
mother Gordon beautiful dancer who prcueted
through spotighs to the acclaim Of muitudes
She learned instead that her mother was raceer Versed IN the
underworld that OF
had srangle to death last week.
that Schockng discovery led the
young girl to asphyXiate herself
incidents Benta life related
Bschoh her taher In the
inter view he has piVe
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The states chief witness,
Winkler talked without in
terruption for more than an
hour on the stand.
A tense Jury and crowd of
spectators heard Winkler tell of
Schroeder in Mobile, Ala, June 20,
and the hours of grilling to which
Schroeder was subjected before
authorities obtained statements
about the tragedy.
Statement Read to Jury
Winkler told of the statement OBJ
tanned from Schroeder by Mobile
authorities, in which he claimed the
unknown man died of broken neck
when Schroeder's car plunged into
ditch west of Terre Haute. This
statement was the only one ever
obtained from the defendant.
Over objection of Ira Holmes,
Schroeder's attorney, the statement
was read to the jury by Winkler.
1--WE asked Schroeder why he
didn't ask for help from police
When the accident occurred" Wink
Ter testified.
"He told us he already had told
his story and that he didn't want
to discuss it. When we asked him
to describe the man, he told us he
didn't pay much attention to him
that the man said he was from
Massachusetts and that he was 60
ing west to the wheat fields" Wink
Ter testified.
Tells of GrilIing
Winkler told of the grilling in the
prosecutors Office, which was fol-
lowed by a fist fight between Holmes
and a deputy sheriff.
1--WE had the Mobile statement be-
fore us. We quizzed him on every
detail of that story.
ct told Schroeder had made an
examination of the car and that I
couldn't find a scratch near the
front to show it had come in con-
tact with anything. Schroeder would
not answer.
"When we asked him why he
didn't notify authorities of the &C
cident, Schroeder answered, We'll,
I was just scared" Winkler con-
tinued
Conflicting Stories Told
"He was asked how he set the car
afire. He said at first that he took
the cap off the gas tank and threw
a match into it. We told him that
witnesses had said the cap had not
been removed.
Later, Schroeder changed his
story and said he removed the drain
from the underside of the tank and
ignited the gas as it ran on to the
ground. When we asked him any
more about it he would not answer, .
Winkler continued.
Schroeder at first denied, but later
admitted, he had a gas can in the
car.
Il asked him when he first heard
the injured man groan. Schroeder
said just after the accident had oc-
Cured, then again as he (Schroe-
DER passed through Terre Haute
driving back to indianapolis. On
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Prisoner Made Statement Three Times in
Early Quizzing, Is Testimony of
Former Marion County Sheriff.
GRILL1NG IS DESCRIBED
Stories Attributed to Prisoner;
Holmes Hits at Third Degree
Methods Used on Defendant.
BY EDWARD c. FULKE

THE groaned before ] set nm aflre
This statement attributed to Harold Herbert Schroeder
was flashed before criminal jury today prosecutors
fired closing voeys battle to send Schroeder to the cleo
trio chair a murder charge.
George L. Winkler former sheriff, told jurors this
morning that Schroeder three occasions confessed that the
unknown man, whose charred torso later found in
Schroeders blazing sedan High School road May 81 was
not dead when flames enveloped him.
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Theft in Courtroom
By United Press

FIT. WAYNE, Ind, March s.
Within thirty feet of the bench in
the Allen circuit courtroom, where
hundreds have been sentenced for
stealing and other crimes, a thief
picked up purse belonging to Miss
Virginia Smith, deputy clerk of the
court. The purse contained about
$12.
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POLICEMAN IS SLAIN
Shot to Death by Three
Who Get silk Cargo.

By United Press
UNION CITY, N. j.. March s.
Police Sergeant James Knight of
Union City was shot to death early
today by three gangSters believed
to have stolen a truck loaded with
$4,000 worth of silk a few minutes
before the shooting.
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HIGHWAY BODY
VICTORIOUS IN
Senate Vote
Effort to Create CQnmiS-
sion on New Basis Fails,
81 to IL.

Director John j. Brown and men,
bers of the state highway commits
sion are rejoicing today over defeat
Wednesday afternoon of the bill
proposing to create full time COM
mission and to abolish the present
set-up.
Beaten by a vote of "a to IL, the
bill was killed forever by motion to
reconsider and table.
The bill mustered but five votes
for passage on the Republican side
and two of these were changed to
mo" before the roll call total was
announced.
Little debate preceded the vot-
ing. Senator Anderson Ketchum
Dem, Bartholomew, Decatur,
Franklin and Union, co-author of
the measure with Senator Charles
l.. Strey (Rep., Kosciusko and Wa
BASH, was the Only advocate for
passage and Senator Harry K.
Cuthbertson Oem., Howard and
Miami, the only speaker in oppo-
sitiors.
"Tllis is not road ripper BILL"
Ketcnum told his colleague. ut
is merely a measure which will
put the state highway commission
on 81 real business basis"
The bill provided for a full time,
bipartisan commission of four
members at salaries of $4,000
year. Ketchum pointed out that it
would save the salary of the direc-
tor, now $500 a year, and would
cost little more than the present
commissioners receive at $40 per
diem and expenses when on COM
mission business.
How they voted:
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POet-PrisOner Gets Yale Honor

Poet-Prisoner Gets Yale Honor
By United Press
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
March 5.-W. L. Bonner, who became
San Quentin's poet laureate after
he was convicted of bigamy, held a
Yale university poetry Child fellow
ship today as the latest tribute to
his talents.
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Father of Eight Dies

by tNC8 NpGCIuT
ANDERSON, Ind, March 5.-A
stroke of~paralysis caused the death
of Silas Q. Brown, 70. He leaves
his widow and eight children.
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FOR PASSAGE (l2)

Repubicans-Hartzell. Martin, Strey.
Clouser. Holman. Ketchum. Perkins of st.
Joseph. Perkins Of Marion, Williams.
AGAINST PASSAGE (34)
Republicaps-AdamS. Alldredge, Beckett,
Berkey. Brown. Clements. Friedley, Gar
rott. Hoadley, Hoffman. Holmes. Huff, Lind
ley. Miller, Moorhead, Nejdl, Niblack, Pell,
Democrats Cuthbertson. Dennigan,
Drake. Druley, German, Gottschalk, Kehoe,
Lochard, Norris Wade
Senators John S. Alldredge fRep., Madi-
SOM and Alonzo H. Lindley (Rep., Foun-
tain, Vermillion and Warren( changed
Absent or not voting were Senators
Doogs. Raber, Southworth. Tormohlen and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-05
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TREASURER RETIRES
Charles E. Coffin Served Thirty Six
Years in Post.

Retirement of Charles E. Coffin as
treasurer of the Indiana Historical
Society, after thirty-six years serv-
ice, was announced today.
Coff1n was elected an honorary
member OF the society following his
retirement. John G. Rauch, attor-
ney, was named to succeed him as
treasurer.
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Sought since December as
the slayer of his aged parents.
whose bodies he was believed to
have burned in their farm home
near Nashville, Ind, Paul Brown,
%, may be one of the victims of a
strange crime, instead of its per-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-12
FAIR ECONOMICS
SCHOOL ENDING
Girls From All Parts of
State Participate.

After breakfast dishes were
washed today, girls of the State
Fair Economics school began prep
arations for leaving for their
homes, bringing to a close two
weeks crowded with activities.
Many of the girls were awarded
scholarships on the general quality
of work since the school began Aug.
20. Frances Tickle of Clinton
county won the 500 scholarship
given by SchlosSer Brothers Com
pany.
Two $50 scholarships given by
State Teachers college, Terre Haute,
were given Luette Lemmel, FLOYD
county, and Frieda Harmeling, Vigo
county. Fifty-dollar awards given
by Indiana university were won by
Mary Wilson, Howard county, and
Lois Dorrell, Johnson county.
Three honor girls next in rank
were Rosemary Hoefer, Tippecanoe
county; Irene Fisher, White county.
and Betty Ulrey, Ripley county.
These three girls won scholarships
to the fair school for next year.
Special awards given by the
Banner-Whitehill Company, Indian
apolis, went to Frances Tickle,
Esther Geise, Rush county. and
Mary E. Whiteacre of Owen county.
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BANDITS KIDNAP,
ROB ATTENDANT
Booty SIT as Trio losses
EmpIoye From Car.

Three men drove into a Hy-Red
filling station at sol South Keystone
avenue early today, kidnapped
Clarence Hedges, 81, attendant,
and robbed him of SIT before throw
ing him from the car at Fletcher
avenue and Trowbridge street.
Forty-five minutes later a trio,
believed the same men, kidnapped
Rudy Kapps, 1925 South Senate
avenue, while KappS was awaiting
street car at Shelby street and
Southern avenue. They drove a
half block away and evicted Kapps
from the car, keeping 81 they took
from him.
Awaiting a bus to st. Louis FRI
day, Otis Wysong, Connersville, lost
$50 and his ticket to a pickpocket in
the Greyhound bus station.
Robert Burton, 1882 Spann
avenue, was robbed of his billfold
containing $50 while in the grand
stand at the state fair Friday.
Dwight Herd, East Liberty, O., lost
S44 to a pickpocket in the admins
tration building at the state fair
Friday.