Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 227, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1926 — Page 12

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RITES SET FOR F. H. WEDGE Insurance Firm Counsel — Funeral Wednesday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Frank H. Blackledge, 69, counsel for the Old Trails Insurance Company, who died at the Methodist Hospital Monday after a three-weeks’ Illness following an operation. The rites will be at the home of Mrs. W. W. Thornton, his sister, at 2021 N. Delaware St. Born Nov. 21, 1867, at Bluffton, Mr. Blackledge and hi* parents moved to Franklin, where he went to the public schools and was graduated from Franklin College. The family moved to Indianapolis fiftytwo years ago. From 1880 to 1884 Mr. Blackledge was private secretary to Governor Albert G. Porter, and In 1885 entered the practice of law. Mr. Blackledge was a school commissioner from 1894 to 1898. Burial will be In Crown Hill cemetery. ‘Wet Chamber* of U, S. Is Very Arid An exceedingly dry "wet chamber” will greet Alf/O. Meloy, recently appointed United States marshal, when /he takes his office here about the first of the year. The “wet chamber,” In the Federal Bldg, basement, from which 330 cases of seized Squibb liquor valued at SBO,000 was stolen a year ago, now contains only the "driest of dry” court records. No seized liquor Is In the possession of the Federal authorities here now, according to Linus P. Meredith, outgoing marshal. Meloy will relinquish the post of bailiff in Superior Court Four, in becoming-marshal. SLAYS TOY GUN BANDIT Mall Clerk Usee Real Pistol Robber Overlooked During Hold-Up. Bv United Prone CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Using only a toy pistol to Intimidate their victims, two youthful bandits were well on their way toward a successful evening as robbers when they overlooked a real gun concealed In the hip pocket of their third victim. Asa result, John Renzio Is dead, Tony Oliver is in Jail awaiting a hearing on robbery charges, and a young woman who gave her name as Elma Crawford Is held as accessory. Renzio was killed by Robert Ray, a. mall clerk who was robbed by the pair. Ray submitted to the robbery and lost sl7, but Renzio failed to find the mall clerk’s gun during his search.

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SONIA MARSH leave* Stockton and comes to San Francisco to live her life a* she pleases. DON STILLWATER, a youn? doctor, helps her tret a job in the real estate office of hi* uncle. Jed Thomas where she falls in love with FRANKLIN CRANE, petted young sale*man. Sonia calls for Dr. Stillwater to attend her after an accident. Though she still loves Crane she is disgusted with hie habit of becoming Intoxicated, and marries Dr. Stillwater. They keep the news from all but their parents. She ret uses to accompany her husband to Berlin. Before Sonia tells Crane she 1* married he mention the breaking of his engagement to Genevieve Erlchson. Sonia confide* to Crane that *he will be free to marry him alter Don returns. Wealthy WALTER HENDERSON whom Sonia refused to marry is found drowned. Crane is suspected, and to save him she falsely declares she was with him that fatal night in his Marin County shack. She sends newspaper clippings of thp story to Don. SAM MARSH kills himself because of Sonia's disgrace. She is surprised to learn from her mother that Jed Thomas is Sonia's father, but Mrs. Marsh never told her husband tho truth. Sonia decides to return to work, but spends the week-ends with Crane. Don wires that he is coming home. Crone confesses to Sonia that in jealous rage he cause the death of Walter Henderson. She is infuriated with him, and regrets that she should live to bear a murderer’s child. CHAPTER LXXVIII Hours passed, but Sonia was not conscious of their passing. She was aching with cold when she dragged herself from the floor. She began to pace the room. Darkness forced her to stop and turn on the electric switch. Her wracking sobs seemed to come from another person. She had condemned her mother for giving herself Illegally. How had she dared to criticise? The lowest woman on the street was better than she. Married to a man like Don Stillwater! Yet how willingly she had offered her sacrifice! With what high courage she had proffered heer reputation to save a murderer, and he had told her, even while thanking her, that he could easily have escaped conviction. He had deceived her from the beginning. Yet, piercing to her very heart, came his repeated cry, “I loved you too much..” Weak, willed, undisciplined, the son of a doting mother, his character had been slowly undermined. He had to have whatever his heart was set upon. Sonia shivered as she realized to what depths of suffering he was to descend. Her infatuation was crushed with a single blow. But the result—the fruit of that intoxicating madness — was not to be eradicated. She pressed her hands to her heart and snatched them away, loathing them. “Oh, God, let me die....’* Shame, like a red tide, poured over her. For the first time In her life she felt unclean. But women often died In childbirth. Surely she could not live after bearing a child she hated. She would not eat. Sh© would starve.

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But the pangs of hunger were already a physical nausea, forcing her toward food. She faced her disheveled, swollen countenance In the mirror, remembering that dancing Image of long ago. ' She smiled bitterly. God! Aren’t you proud of yourself? A pretty mess you’ve made of things.” Dizzy and faint she sat on the edge of the bed, gulping milk, muttering, "Oh, Lord, I'm sick —I’m. so sick!” In the next breath, “If I could only die!” The room took on a green, unnatural tinge, the walls undulated up and down. She cried aloud, "I’m dreaming! I’ve been to San Francisco.” Os course she was dreaming. Her father would slip to her door In a moment. "Come, honey, It’s time to get up.” How she would surprise him. She would throw her arms around his neck, crying, "Darling, I love you! I've had a terriblo dream . . As If she had Just heard it, the realization of his death swept home. Pictures flashed before her staring eyes. Her mother pinning up her graduation dress . . . "Stand still, Sonia . , .** Her father. Insisting on her going to Sunday school. "Oh, Daddy, why do I have to?" His patient, anxious face! He had never failed her. How It would hurt him to see her wounded to death broken, beaten, unclean' Thank God, he had not lived to suffer that. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she told herself she was no longer entitled to sympathy. Every one had warned her. Even after her father’s death, her mother had pleaded with her. Futile, in the face of her passion for Franklin! That passion was burned as with acid, out of her heart, but the scars could never be removed. She had always detested vice and common vulgarity, had pledged herself to only beautiful adventures. How fate had cheated her! * Tricked her Into giving her first, fresh love to a coward! It was not altogether her fault, she protested, always ready to shift the blame. Chin in hand, she looked out over the lighted city, going back to the summer before her birth. Her mother had sinned first. "What could you expect,” asked Sonia bitterly, "of the daughter of a woman, who deceived her husband for twenty years?” She had thought she was free to twist events to suit her pleasure. No more free than a toy in the hands of a malicious child! How gaily she had come to San Francisco to follow the dark course

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already mapped out for her! Her volition had nothing to do with It. But if this were true, Franklin's crime, too, had been inevitable. No one could be held responsible. Trembling with weakness, she felt the flaw In her reasoning, but was too exhausted to pursue It. Too eager for any loophole of escape! The future was black. She only knew that she could never face Don. She would hide from every one. Move away from this room to another, equally grimy, possibly more disreputable, exist as she could, do any kind of work she could to keep from going mad. And when work became Impossible, she would go to a rescue home and pray for death But In the midst of her tragic musing, the door opened and Don Stillwater came back. (To Be Continued) MR. FIXIT No More Street Dragging Till Next Spring, £ Let Mr. Flxtt present Jour case to city officials. He Is The Times representative at the city hall. Write him at The Times. Winter's solidification of street mud is feared by a correspondent of Mr. Flxlt today. DEAR MR. FIXIT: A great many of us wos,t elders woujd appreciate It very much If the city could be persuaded to drag or scrape Belmont Ave., between Oliver Ave. and Morris St., before the street freezes up for the winter. This Is one of the main thoroughfares between West Indianapolis and West Washington St. and is almost Impassable. WEST SIDER. Scraping has stopped until spring but there will be a consignment of ashes for your street forthcoming soon. DEAR MR. FIXIT: Tear after year we have heard that south side track elevation was under way. But never do we see any action or Indication that there will bo action. Is there no way to speed this necessary Improvement? SOUTH SIDER. The city engineer now is engaged In redrafting flood prevention plans, which is a step toward elevation Inasmuch as the elevation contract with the Indianapolis Union Railroad Company does not take effect until the flood prevention contract is signed. Public opinion also must be aroused to insist upon the maximum levy of 6 cents for elevation, because the levy for 1927 provides only for elevation of Pennsylanla and C., I. & W. tracks at Pine, Cruse, Oriental Sts. and Southeastern Ave., a minor part of the elevation program. Mother Kills Baby, Takes Own Life SOUTH BEND. Ind., Dec. 28. Worry over the Illness of her 2-year-old daughter Betty, was blamed today for the suicide of Mrs. Thomas Martin, 47, who before killing herself, shot Betty to death. The bodies of the mother and baby were found by Mary, 16, another daughter of Mrs. Martin.

PROBE STRANGE ILLNESS Paris Police Act After American Concert Artists Suffer. Bv United Press PARIS, Dec. 28.—Police today were Investigating a mysterious Illness that overcame several American concert artists In a small hall In the Latin quarter last night. Beveridge Webster of lowa, a pianist, and Samuel Dushkin of New York, a violinist, fainted on the stage. Blair Fairchild, a composer; Florence Heywood, author and lecturer, formerly of Palo Alto, Cal.; Junius Morgan and Dwight Prouty collapsed as they were leaving the halL None In the audience was affected. EXTRADITION BATTLE Musician Charged With Indiana Murder Seeks Kentucky Trial. Bu Times Special JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Dec. 28.—A legal battle over the extradition to Indiana of John Staebler, 26, charged with killing Herman Roth, 20, another Louisville musician, at a resort near here, was seen today. Roth died after being taken to Louisville. Sttaeblei*. who surrendered to Louisville police, Insists he be tried at Louisville. The shooting, police say, climaxed a wild Christmas celebration at Maple Wood Inn, near here. TRACTION HITS TREE Passengers Shaken Up; Traffic Delayed Two Hours. Bu Times Special LEBANON, Ind., Dec. 28.—Traffic was tied up nearly two hours here Monday night when an Indlanapo-lls-bound T. H., I. & E. lnterurban crashed Into a tree In front of the home of Len Titus. Twenty-four passengers were shaken up, but none hurt. FIVE CHILDREN IN YEAR Bu United Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn„ Dec. 28. Mrs. John Johnson has given birth to five children In one year. Triplets were born yesterday, less than a year after the arrival of twins. Mrs. Johnson Is 88, and her husband, who drives a truck, Is 28. They have two other chlldrep. LAD SHOT IN FACE Bv United Press TERRE H/*JTE, Ind., Dec. 28.—A new alrgun, a Christmas gift, may cost the eyesight of John Voll, 9. The lad was shot by his chum. Harold Boswell, who was examining the gun. . \ _

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