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1 Indiana FOURTEEN PAGES MISS WEIR'S BODY CREMATED Sudden Death of Indi- ana Native Caused by Acute Indigestion Ashes to Be Brought for Interment. OTHER DEATHS Funeral services for Miss Cordelia Weir, a native of Indiana, whose sudden death occurred in her apartment in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Saturday prithe 13, Little were Chuconducted Flowers, Los Angeles. The body was cremated and the two sisters of the deceased, Mrs. Mary Weir Kerr and Miss Sara Elizabeth Weir will bring the ashes to Indiana later in the year for interment in the family plot in Greenwood cemetery. Miss had not been feeling well on the day preceding her death, but refused to have a doctor.

Shortly after Wednesday Mrs. Kerr went apartment, prenoon. paratory to attending a social event. She found her sister asleep in bed and not wishing to disturb her, sat down and read for an hour. At the expiration of that time she became alarmed and going to the bed, was shocked to find that Miss Weir dead.

The attending physician, who said that death had been due to acute indigestion, stated been that Weir had evidently her sister came to the apartment. Mrs. George R. Stewart, of Pasadena, the former Miss Ella Wilson of Indiana, when informed of Miss Weir's death, said that she had talked to her over the telephone at 11:00 o'clock and while she remarked that Miss Weir's voice did not sound very strong, was sured when Miss Weir stated well, that she but. was looking forward to a dinner had not been feeling very which she had planned for the following Tuesday, at which Mrs.

friends Stewart and other former Indiana were to be her guests. David B. Uncapher From a complication of diseases incident to advanced years, David B. Uncapher, 85, prominent citizen of Creekside passed away in Homeopathic Hospital, Pittsburgh, Wednesday evening at 11:00 o'clock. The deceased was born in Washington township, April 17, 1847.

Mr. Uncapher was a successful farmer stock raiser and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a member of Center Presbyterian Church. Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Margaret Millen, who resides in Texas.

Funeral services will be conducted in Center Presbyterian Church at 2:00 p. Saturday, by his pastor, the Rev. John K. Boston, D. D.

Burial will be in Washington Church cemetery. (Continued on Page Two) FROG AND TADPOLE HUNTING ILLEGAL It has come to the attention of Game Protector Louis Litzinger that boys and girls (and probably some grown-ups) are catching frogs and tadpoles for propagation purposes. According to Mr. Litzinger this procedure is illegal at this time. Quotations from the game laws follow: "Bc it enacled That from and after the 'passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person to catch, take, or kill any bullfrogs or tadpoles, from the Arst day of November to the first day of July, both dates inclusive, and terrapin, from the fifteenth day of March to the first day of November, both dates inclusive, In each year, in any waters within this Commonwealth or in the boundary waters thereof." "Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction as provided in this act, be subject to a penalty of ten dollars for each and every frog so taken, caught or had in posses.

sion." CYCLONE SWEEPS OVER YUCATAN MERIDA, Yucatan, April INS--A cyclone swept over Yucatan today, leaving death, destrucLion and scores of injured in Its wake. Two hundred houses wore demolished In the vicinity of Merida, Telegraph lines were torn down, ob. structing rallway tracks and cutting off railroad communication, At the towns Txkax, Talbek, 0xkutzcab and Akil, the storm was reported to be the heaviest the inhabitants had ever witnessed. The railway station at Txkax was car. ried off by the wind, and the motion picture theatre was destroyed.

Britain's High Tariff Wall To Be Closed On Monday LONDON, April At midnight Monday the highest tariff wall in the world will be closed around Great Britaln. A combination of new tariffs announced last night and the present rate of exchange on the pound sterling will give British producers more protection than pow is offered manufacturers. of any other country. The general 10 per cent tarin was doubled, the tax on FAMILY TEDDY Should you go to Pitteburgh or any time within the followthe five months, it will always be hour later when you arrive. Daylight time is here.

204. "GETTING OUT VOTE" CONCERN OF THE LEADERS Light Vote Predictions Materializing Except Where District Struggles Are Being Keenly Fought. POLITICAL NOTES BY JOSEPA A. LOFTUS (1. N.

S. Staff Correspondent) HARRISBURG, April leaders today were concerned with "getting out the votc" at the primary on Tuesday. Lieutenants of. candidates for the state-wide offices have been instructed to center efforts to this end in districts where interest in local contests is at low ebb, fearing that the state battles may not arouse the electorate sufficiently. Observers point out that predictions of A light vote give evidences of materializing except where district struggles are being keenly fought.

Approximately 3,900,000 men and women are qualified cast votes on Tuesday. On the basis of the registration and vote in the last presidential year, the, ballots next week should total about 3,100,000. The scouts, however, are promising considerably less than AL threemillion mark for Pennsylvania. Having assured itself, at least, of nominating virtually every member of the "regular" slate, the organiheaded by General Edward Startin has the not lost approaching sight, however, primary means to future control of the state political machinery. The outstanding Republican committee fignts include Dauphin county where the independents have two candidates striving to supplant the incumbents, both organizationsponsored.

The latter arc Mrs. Sara F. Etter, vice-chairman of the committee, and John E. Snyder, of Hershey. In Allegheny there are 36 candidates in the six districts for the 12 seats, a situation made more complex by the battles of various Lac-! Lional leaders for control of the county organization.

York county, home of Samuel S. Lewis, has six candidates for two seats. Snyder county has live aspirants for one scat, Lackawanna has two women in a contest, and in Lebanon Ralph Behney is bitter. backed by the governor against Mayor John K. R.

Schropp, who was the only, organization candidate elected last fall's local balloting. Pike, home of Governor Pinchot, and Delaware also have committee contests of note. EDGAR WALLACE DIED IN DEBT LONDON, April gar Wallace "lost his sense of proportion" and lived far above his of his during, famous British Income the last few years writer's widow declared today. Interviewed following publication in the Daily Mall that Wallace left debts of about 81,000 pounds (more than and assets of only 18,000 pounds (approxImately Mrs. Wallace admitted the figures were true and attributed the state of affairs to "big parties" and other luxuries.

FORMER SPEAKER OF HOUSE PASSES SPRINGFIELD, April INS -Gen. J. Warren Keifer, 96, former Speaker of tho National trouse of Representatives, died at his home here today, Death came after the aged general had sunk into a coma late yesterday. Gen. Keifer, who was prominent In nation's history AB a soldier and statesman, was the sole surriving officer of bis rank of the Civil War.

DOG OWNERS ARE FINED AT DILLTOWN Several men were fined for keeping dogs without licenses, when arraigned Lofore 'Squire W. R. DINtown at -Dilltown yesterday. The informations were made by Blaine Short, representative of this district. COUPLE LICENSED IN CUMBERLAND CUMBERLAND, April A marriage liceuse was issued hore today to.

Joseph Frank Meloy and Misa Charlotte Matilda Hill, both of Blairsville, Partly clouds, south portion partly cloudy; hot much temperature, is the official ing. INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, FRIDAY, APRIT. 22, 1932. TELEPHONE 600-501 TWO CENTS A COPY Apple Princess Selected as the apple of Mississippl's eye, Miss Mary Margaret Fugler, shown above, was chosen by Governor Martin S. Conner to represent the state at the annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Pesti.

val to be held in Winchester, In May. "Princess Mississippi." as she'll be known, is the daughter of State Representative Mrs. Madge Quinn Fugler of McComb, and Is al teacher in the School of Oratory of Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga. EXPECT MOVE IN KIDNAPING CASE Dean Member of Norfolk Trio Pays Visit to Sourland "Jafsie," Who Paid Hoax Ransom, Silent. NOON BULLETIN TRENTON, N.

April -A new development was expected to be made public in the Lindbergh baby kidnaping mystery today with the heralded visit to the Sourland Mountain home of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh of the Rev. IL. Dobson-Peacock. The Dean, one of the trio of Norfolk, men acting as intermediarles for Lindbergh in allenpted negotiations with the abductors, was reported in New York today, but due at the Lindbergh home Dear Hopewell, N.

later. Flying under an assumed name, he arrived by plane Com Washington at Newark, N. airport last night. He would say only he wanted to lose himself in New York for a few hours to follow a trait which gave hope of leading to the kidnapers' hide-away, or contact with one of their agents Whether the Dean's associate, John H. Curtis, wealthy boat builder, was in New York was doublful, but In Norfolk he was to have been absent is several days.

Little information about the activities of the third of the group. Rear Admiral Guy J1. Burrage, re. tired, could be obtained. Lindbergh returned to his home by automobile late last night, about half an hour alter Mrs.

Dwight Morrow, mother of Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, arrived there, The "Lone Eagle" was said to have gone to Milford, but omcial con Ormation of this was lacking. Col. H. N.

Schwarzkopf, bead of the Now Jersey State Police, would only say in his latest bulletin that "a report taking an angle of the investigation lo Mitford, came to nothing." A New Rochelle, N. waitress turned over to the Jersey authorities parts of a torn photograph said to resemble the stolen 22- months-old Charles Augustus Lindbergh, who has been in the hands of the kidnapers since March 1. A man and woman eating in the place, the waitress said, suddenly started an argument that flared up into a violent quarrel during which picture was torn, and the pieces dropped on the floor, after which the customers left. Routine work was carried on by Schwatskopf's forces, checking new reports of babies seen that resenbled the stolen Lindbergh Infant. None of these tips yielded anything valuable, although one from the vicinity of Princeton, N.

was said by Schwarzkopf to have looked very promising for a while. Dr. John F. Condon, the "Jafsle" of the case who paid $50,000 ransom money to the supposed kidnaperg without obtaining restoration of the baby, remained quietly at his home in New York City yesterday and today, Apparently he made. no immed.

late move to re-establish contact with the men to whom he paid the hoax ransom and who are still be. leved by him and Col. Lindbergh to be the bona fide kidnapers. PARKWOOD HAS POLITICAL MEET Citizens of the Parkwood community net in the Parkwood School house last evening and listened to talks Indiana men on the county road program, the road camp which will be built at Glen Campbell and tax problems, The, house was filled to capacity. Musie by.

local people, preceded the talks. Those who spoke were George Robison, maintenance superintendent of roads for the county; Geo. K. Clark, assistant superintendent; Edward B. Bennett, candidate for Sen.

I ator and N. Dewitt Ray. BRUSHVALLEY SAVED Quick Work by Neighbors Extinguished Roof Fire Small Forest Fires in Conemaugh, Wheatfield. DAY'S REPORT What might have been' a disastrous fire occurred about 1:00 P. M.

yesterday afternoon at the home of Bert Sutton in Brushvalley town. ship, near Mechanicsburg. Fire originating from A flue ignited a shingle roof and had it not been for the quick work of the neighbors, it is likely the would have been destroyed. About the time the fire had been extinguished, the Homer City fire truck arrived, having made a quick run. in Conemaugh Township A 36-acre blaze in township, Indiana County, and several small outbreaks yesterday brought renewed warning of the growing fire hazard in the forested: areas of the Gallitzin District.

Forestry officials said the warm weather is making the woods and trict Forester T. I. issued an underbrush highly inflammable. Disappeal for caution on the part of the public and full in an effort to avert disastrous fires, The blaze in Conemaugh township broke out about 11:45 a. m.

yesterday and burned over 36 acres, H. H. Almes, of Blairsville, reported today. A crew of men dispatched from Blairsville at 4 p. controlled the fire late last night The warden attributed the blaze to sparks from locomotives operating on the Conemaugh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, A small fire, occurred yesterday afternoon West Wheatfield township, where brush burning resulted in a one-acre loss.

A blaze said to be partly.of incendiary origin and partly attributed to railroad causes burned over approximately 100 acres in Allegheny township, Blair county. This tire was the largest outbreak reported since the new fire season started. Efforts were being made today to trace the fire to incendiary activities. Several small fires were reported yesterday in various sections of Cambria and Blair counties. "LITTLE TRIXIE," ACTRESS, DEAD CONNELLSVILLE, April May Swith Rob.

bins, 70. former musical comedy actress who travelled undor the name of "Little Trixic" years ago, was dead at her home here today. Mrs. Robbing began her career about 1870 with the John Robinson circus. Later she entered vaudeville and travelled to all parts of the country as a dancer in a stock company.

She retired from the stage in 1902 and since then has assisted her husband, Fred Robbins In the management of Jocal theatres. She is survived by her husband. LAUD GRIFFITH AT CLYMER MEETING CLYMER, April -A political meeting was held in 1.0.0.F. Hall last evening. Clymer and out-oftown people were present.

John W. Evans Piled as chairman. Two Indiana men were present and made short talks: Gilbert Parnell for Charles R. Griffith, candl. date for State Senator, and Major C.

C. McLain in behalf of Steele Clark. The Major gave a fine resume of Mr. Clark's war record. After the meeting A Junch was to have been served, but was dispensed with, TREASURY BALANCE IS $444,710,193.06 WASHINGTON, April balance as of April 20 expenditures customs receipts 705,314.26.

Cicero's Broom John L. Sullivan, former deiertive lieutenant in Chicago, has underlaken to clean up Cicero, "the tougbest town in America." The new police chief, shown above, promised 10 drive out every gangster from the Chicago suburb. Tom Mooney Loses Long Fight For Freedom From Penitentiary WHEN HE WENT TO ture shows Tom Mooney was arrested and imprisoned cisco's Preparedness Day 22 of that year." CAPONE ASKS COURT APPEAL Seeks Reduction of Sentence of 11 Years in Prison and $50,000 Fine for Evasion of Income Tax Law. CITES EVIDENCE WASHINGTON, April -Al Capone petitioned the United States Supreme Court today for a review of his conviction 'and sentence of 11 years in prison and 000 fine for evasion of the income tax law. The petition, which was filed by Michael J.

Ahearn, Albert Fink and Frank K. Neveker, counsel, was couched in legal terms. The attorneys asserted that Cr'pone's constitutional rights were invaded by the indictment and the construction of the court. Capone was charged with attempting to evade his income tax for the years 1925, 1926 and 1927. The 'indictment, Capone's attorneys contended, violates both the 5th and 6th amendment to the Federal Constitution which guarantees to persons charged with committing crimes the right to be informed of the nature and cause' of the accusation against them, MRS.

BORING PRISON--This old pie18 he appeared when he in 1916 for San Franbomb explosion on July AS HE APPEARS ture of Tom Mooney shows day, the marks of 16 years in his face. He is now haired man. BY MILLER HOLLAND (INS Staff Correspondent.) SAN FRANCISCO, April 22- Thomas J. Mooney, through his de: ter Cense statement committee, today characterizing issued a Gov. biternor James Rolph's refusal to pardon him as "an insolent and sinister challenge hurled by a doomed capitalist system into the teeth of the entire working class." At the same time Mooney's John B.

Mooney, president of the defense committee, announced he was contemplating a recall drive to oust Rolph from office. Mooney's 84-year-old mother, Mrs. Mary Mooney, back at her home after a trip to Sacramento to hear Governor Rolph announce his verdict, declared she would make another tour of the country in "the very near future" to arouse new timent in behalf of her imprisoned son. 143 refuse to be crushed by the decision," she declared. "I will keep on fighting." Mooney, denial in his statement, charged the of his pardon application "in the face of indisputable! proof's of ny innocence is a perfect and net indiceon of the whole rotten frame-up system." Mooney, serving life with Warren Billings for alleged responsibility for the death dealing Preparedness Day blast here in 1916, announced from his quarters at San Quentin that he accepted full responsibility for the statement and called upon the "united militant and revolutionary working class of the entire world to accept this challenge." BY GILBERT GORDON Staff Correspondent.) SACRAMENTO, April 22.

INS)- world will agree, I believe, fair that my verdict has been honest, and just. My conscience 19 clear." Governor Jamies Rolph, of California, spoke this brief message--an epilogue to his dramatic decision denying Thos. J. Mooncy pardon appeal -as he left the Capitol at daybreak today by plane for Virginia. While the 'Governor winged his way eastward via Los Angeles, Phoenix, and El Paso to attend a convention of American Governors at mond, his pardon verdict was placed in the state archieves, side by side with similar decrees of teh three California Governors who ceded him in office.

His decision, Governor Rolph said, was based on a thorough investigation of the entire case that convinced him that "Thomas J. Mooney was guilty of the offense charged against him; that the application made on his behalf for a pardon should be denied." Attached to the Rolph decision In state's bulging Mooney file was the voluminous report of Judge Malt I. Sullivan, former Chief Justice of (Continued on Page Two) LOCAL INDUSTRY GETS RECOGNITION The old axiom that a good produet recelves tul credit for its suporiority everywhere except at home -apparently does not hold true in Indiana county. The followIng unsolicited letter was received by a. local manufacturer from one of the prominent residents in the northern part of the county: "McCreary Tire Rubber "Indiana, Penna.

"Gentlemen: "My McCreary tire price list duted Jan. 5, 1931 should be out of date by now. 1 would very much 1 appreciate your sending me a new one, belong to the Silvertown Sate. ty League which Insists that all tires in use be good, safe tires and there are no better than McCreary "Supers" to miy way of thinking, although It's mighty hard at ent to see one's way clear to buy any kind. much less the best kind.

"'The tires which I need to replace are not McCreary's. If they (Continued on Page Two) Bridge Party Social room of the Episcopal! Ghurch, Friday. April 22nd, eight o'clock; price 50- Everyone cordialIly invited. 202-204x HOOVER WILL BE PARAMOUNT ISSUE HIMSELF Mrs. Hert and Mrs.

Yost of National Republican Committee, Continue Four- Year Loyalty for New Term TALK EXCERPTS This is the 6th of a series of articles dealing women in the presidential campaign, recent pichim as he etched appears to- in prison deeply visibly aged and gray- FLOWER-GARDEN CLUB MEETING Dr. Wilde of State lege Used Beautiful Colored Slides to Illus-: trate "Down the Path to My Rock NEW OFFICERS Dr. E. J. Wilde The Flower Garden Club met in the Court Room last night with Dr.

E. J. Wilde of State College a8 guest speaker. The attendance of about thirty was some better than the Club has been having. It is hoped the next meeting will be even larger, Dr.

Wilde's subject "Down the Garden Path. My Rock Garden" wras one that was highly instructive and very interesting. Starting with the last part of the subject Dr. Wilde took us through the rock garden and then along the garden path and on into the formal gardens of the Brookline estate just out of Boston. The slides were very beautiful and made us feel we were really walking through with Dr.

Wilde. Some interesting advice Dr. Wilde left with us follows: Plant for points of interest, An informal planting portrays more or less of the character of the person planting. Plants should cover most of the ground- too scattered. Place a gun dial in the sun--not in the shade.

About ninety per cent of the Alpine, a rock plauts combination are of sun annuals loving. and herbaceous plants for rock garden. Plant for contrast--as Digitalis with, Sweet Williams, Delphiniums low growing plants of contrasting color. Many of the perennial plants are really weeds and become obnoxious pests unless curbed. Vine-clad walls, evergreens, tall perennials or shrubs make good backgrounds for herbaceous In the absence of the President, John W.

Warner acted as chairman and the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Delos Martin; Vice President, Mrs. Wallace Cunningham; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. E. B. Race, The new President hopes to have the Club active this summer.

Already plans are being discussed for Continued on Page Three CHAPLIN RECOVERING SATISFACTORILY SINGAPORE, April 22. -(INS) Charlie Chaplin' was reported to be i recovering satisfactorily today from the attack of dengue fever with which he was taken to a upon his arrival here two days ago. It still was uncertain, however, whether the American film dian would be able to sail for Japan 011 Sunday, as he originally had planned. BY DOROTHY DUCAS ((INS) Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1932, by (INS)) Herbert WASHINGTON, April 22. Hoover himself will be the cential paramount issue of the next presi: campaign, in opinion of leading Republican women.

leading Has he the done the difficult job of trouble as well as it could be done 1 country time of is he not better qualified to directthe policies of the nation now than. any other man? These are the questions to which I American women will answer "yes," was told by Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, vice-chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Mrs. Ellis A.

Yost, director of the women's division of the committee. helm These of the two women stand at the the Republican party, organizers of many women's Republican clubs which, according I to Mrs. Hert, have done so much to "give woman a place within the party, a home she never would have had otherwise." They are authority for contention that women elected Herbert Hoover president in 1928, and have "stood loyal through the last "Women four have years." suffered, as men have, during the last four years," said Mrs. Hert, feminine leader. of the party, who gave over the active following the last presidential campaign to her friend from Virginia, (Mrs.

Hert -is from Kentucky.) With reasoning eyes, they don't pin their troubles on President Hoover. "This administration has not had a chance, because of ills that world wide. But who have done well our President? Who could we have selected? He spent four years to keep the crash. of 1929 from getting We know how that the crash was pending even when he took office I believe 'Ameica is the greatest: tion in the world because of the publican party's policies in ernor; its stand on the tariff and taxation And from Mrs. Yost? "Women will re-elect Hoover for the same reasons elected him before.

His abilities peal especially to women; His gram of child welfare, epitomized in: the White House conference this year, have given the women of the country inspiration and aid. "In times of distress, confidence in Mr. Hoover will be intensitied: When we are a little further from the immediate economic disturbance, people will see more clearly that. he has been a great in bringing us to a better situation." Neither Mrs. Hert nor Mrs.

Yost: would express their views on the is sues of, the campaign. Until the party has committed itself on prohi bition, the tariff, taxation, water power, relief measures, they indicated they felt it would be improper to take stands. But both agreed -separately. without knowing the other had said the same thing--that women would. go to the polls next fall to vote with their homes in mind.

The benefits which would accrue to their homes occupy the same position 'in their (Continued on Page Two) SERIOUSLY HURT Said to have been struck by a car operated by E. Ressler, of Robinson, Indiana Mrs. Martha Boring, 50, of Huff, Indiana County, was admitted to the Memorial Hospital at Johnstown at 7:30 o'clock last night, suffering from a leg injury which lea surgeons to believe. for a time that amputation of tch member would be necessary. Several hours later, however, the surgeons decided that such drastic treatment would be although the injured woman remained in a condition described by hospital authorities as "not good." The accident occurred about 6:30 o'clock last night as Mrs.

Boring was walking along the highway near Centerville, Indiana County. State highway patrolmen attached to the Indiana sub-station said today they had received no report of the dent. CONNEAUT LAKE HOTEL IS BURNED MEADVILLE, April -Fire today destroyed the Conneaut Lake and three other buildings at Conncaut Lake inflicting a loss of approximately $25,000, At times the blaze raged with ferocity and threatened the entire business section. Fire departments from Meadville, Conneaut Lake and Conneaut Lake Park battled for hours before the flames subsided. The hotel, three-story frame structure, was unfurnished.

The other ruined buildings were a skating rink, a roller coaster and another park concession. FIND BODY OF THIRD MINE VICTIM WILLIAMSTOWN. April 22. 1 -INS--A dramatic race with death in the underground passages of the Susquehanna Collieries mine was lost today when rescue workers reached the lifeless form of the third victim of a mine slide yesterday. Rescue gangs worked in relays throughout the night and recovered the body of Sanley Semanskl this morning.

The bodies of Thomas McCullom, 65, and Thomas Lettich, 36, were brought from the operations last night, A complete stock of connecting rods for all popular cars. Parts Ritz Theatre Bldg. QUESTION GIRL IN DUAL MURDER NEW YORK, April young pretty woman was questioned today by Nassau county police, who are convinced that out of one of his many known romances was created the impulas that led to the killing of Edward Brinker, and his comely company ion, Rose Welk. The witness, Mrs. Beatrice more, a story which together with revelations found in the diary of Brinker's second wife, Mrs.

sephina Nadal Tillotson Brinker, ape i peared to have brought solution at the latest Long Island murders preciably nearer. Reopening of Caruso Cafe, Saturday Under the management of Mrs. Renaldi, who specializes in cooking of Italian spaghetti. For private parties, phone 9257 or call at Phila. St.

3041. I Noted Feminine Flyer Grilled In Mystery Death manufactured iron and steel, except pig iron, was raised to 33 1-3 per cent for three months, and the duty on semi-luxurles and luxuries was raised to 25 and 33 1-3 per cent. The new duties will severely affect products of the United States, as they, will exports ol practically every otber country dealing with Britain. In general, the continent was considered to he hit harder then the United States. SIAMI, April -Mrs.

J. M. Keith- Miller, famous Australian aviatrix, prepared today to submit to another grilling in connection with the mysterious death of her friend and biographer, Hajen Clarke. Tears streaming down her cheeks. the noted feminine fiyer last night returned to the county jail from the funeral of the 31-year-old flyer and writer to whom, police said, she was engaged to be married.

To atiend the funeral she was allowed to be absent from the jail where she and her flying partner, Captain Wily liam N. Lancaster, formerly of the British Royal Air Force, were being held for question ing. A dramatic scene acted as the fipal the youthful flyer- writer being conducted. Miller confronted the (Continued op rasa.

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