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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
LEBANON Jury
TO OPEN PICNIC
POISON INQUIRY
Murder Indictments Are
Expected as Result of
Girls Deaths.
MOTHER STAYS IN JAIL
Woman Is Questioned by
Private Detectives,
Entering Case.
MOTHER STAYS IN JAIL
BY ARCH STEINEL
Times staff Correspondent

LEBANON, Ind. June 30.-Possi-
bility Of al indictment charging
murder loomed in the picnic poison
mystery Of this city today as Cir
cult Judge John w. Hornaday or
dered a special probe session of the
grand jury.
The jury will be confronted with
testimony Of approximately fifty
witnesses relating events that
occurred at the reunion picnic of
the Simmons-Pollard families and
prior to and after the picnic.
The grand jury, composed Of five
farmers and lumber dealer, all
of whom are married, will start its
quiz at 9 Wednesday morning.
Grand Jurors Named
Grand jurors are: Dora Engledow,
Charles Essex, Union township
farmers; Lon w. Hampton, Jeffer-
son township farmer; j. H. Jacques
and Guy r. Neptune, Washington
township farmers, and Roy Metzger,
Lebanon lumber dealer.
Mrs. Carrie Simmons, mother Of
the two dead girls who is held in
the Boone county Jail, declares in
signed statement that no one
could have tempered with the sand
witches she prepared at the home
near Greenfield without her seeing
them.
Theory that the poison was placed
to the picnic or at the picnic
grounds was advanced today by
Harry Bendel and A. G.. De Wore,
private detectives, from Indian
apolis, who SAID they had been re-
tanned in the case.
Hints at Family Trouble
They conferred with Mrs. Sim
mons and stated she indicated a
religious prejudice had caused
some alteration among members of
the family. She said, according to
the detectives, that the individual
who had created the religious diff
ferences was at the picnic and has
been mentioned prominently in the
case.
The detectives questioned Mrs.
Simmons to determine if she re-
called events before, during and
after the reunion, they said. Ac-
cording to the detectives, she an
swered all questions.
Although they claim they did not
know who retained them in the in
vestigation, the detectives said they
will question Simmons at Green
field later today. Bendel was road
patrol chief under George Winkler,
former sheriff.
Verdict on Wednesday
Verdict of Coroner G. A. Owsley
as to the manner in which Alice
Jean and Virginia Simmons met
their deaths is to be given Wednes-
day
The coroner's findings will be Of
the blanket variety placing the
guilt of the crime on person or
persons unknown" it is believed.
The Simmons family has been of
little material aid to Boone county
authorities in solving the mystery,
according to Prosecutor Ben Scifres.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30

So Bob and Eagle retired to the custodianship
of one of the newest and most promising of the
national monuments the Craters Of the Moon in
Idaho, where rugged and fantastic lava forma-
tons attracting Increasing numbers of
tourists. Eagle made the trip in luxury, riding
in a truck
Fearing that the rough lava would cut BingoS
feet. Bob left him behind-not without heavy
heart. But after he got to his new station he
found that the ground wasn't so bad after ALL
so now man and horse and dog are together again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
Sculptor to Speak

b Tunes Special
MUNCIE, Ind, June 30.-An adj
dress will be made at Ball State
Teachers college here Tuesday eve
ming, July z, by dorado Taft, noted
sculptor, under auspices Of the COL
legH lyceum committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
Bride Alleges Beating

BIZ Times Special
PERU, Ind, June 30.-Mrs. Anna
PyeritZ, %, who became the bride of
Theodore Pyeritz, SO. two months
ago, is in hospital suffering from
injuries said to have been inflicted
when he kicked her in the face. The
husband is in Jail awaiting trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
NEGROES FIGHT OVER
WORK; BOTH FIRED
Spent Most of Time Arguing About
Loafing, Say Officials.


Two Negro repairmen in the city
traffic department, each of whom
feared the other would do the least
work, are no longer on the city pay
roll.
According to information pre-
sented the safety board today, Will
liam johnson and James Jones at
tackled each other with crowbars re-
Gently when laying traffic markers
along Meridian street.
officials said they spent more
time arguing over who did the most
work than they did at work.
Following their discharge, the
board named Joseph Lewis and Will
liam Bivins. Negroes, to carry on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
ALIENS LEAVING u. S.
IN CONTINUOUS STREAM
Net Loss for First Five Months of
Year Is $4,000.

Year Is $4,000.
By Scrtpps-Howdrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, June 80 - For
the first time in history more aliens
are leaving this country than are
entering it. The net loss for the
first five months Of the year was
$4,000.
Should the migration continue at
its present rate the years total net
loss will be $4,000, according to
estimates of w. w. Husband, second
assistant secretary of labor.
The annual outbound movement
for years has been between SO per
cent and to SO per cent of the
number entering. During the war
there were some months when more
left than came, but never, saws
Husband, have the departures been
SO numerous and continued for
such a length of time. And ap-
parently there is no let up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
Bank Realty to Be Sold
By Times Special

By Times Special
CONVICTION, Ind, June 3o.-A
court order has been issued permit
ting the Fountain Trust Company,
receiver for the closed Citizens bank,
to sell the latter institutions real
estate. This includes the bank
building. several farms, a residence
here and canning factory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
SHORTS WEARERS HELD
Girls Say They Were Not VIOLATING
Bathing Suit Ordinance.
By United Press

10y AACJ were MOI Violating
Bathing Suit Ordinance.
By United Press
NEW YORK, June 3o.-When two
young girls were arraigned in Coney
Island court today on a charge of
violating the city ordinance prohib-
lung wearing of bathing suits any,
where except on the beach. Magis-
trate George M Curtis Jr. decided
on a test. He would ask them to
wear the things they denied were
bathing suits, in a room adjoining
the courtroom on Thursday. and in
vlted reporters to help him decide
whether they violated the law.
Miss EStelle Katzen, Is, who was
crowned Miss America Sports" In
Coney Island beauty contest last
year, and Miss Hannah Marcus. II,
high school student, were arrested
because they wore polo shirts and
shorts on the boardwalk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
STUDENTS, JEWS IN RIOT
Many Injured at Munich as Hit
Ierites Bart Hebrews.
By United Press

BIZ UnfteG Pfe6S
MUNICH, Germany, June 3d.
Many we're injured in rioting at the
University today when a crowd OF
Hitherto students, shouting Down
with the jews" demonstrated
against Professor Nowiatsky, &C
cused of defending the treaty Of
Versailles.
Police, welding swords and
truncheons, cleared the campus and
the university was closed. A stu
dent parade, led by a wounded and
bandaged demonstration, resulted in
another clash later.
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Ne7O Master and Ne70 Dog No7C Rule
LAUNDERING Herd of YELLOWSTONE
Py Science Serrice

YELLOWSTONE Park, wyo, June 3d.
l. Yelowstones laundering herd of thou
sand bison must feel strange today. new mas
ter, mounted on a new horse, manages their
affairs a new dog runs at their unruly heels.
Bob Lacombe; Eagle, his horse, and Bingo his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30

Cemetery Receives Donation
By Times Special
ROCKPORT, Ind, June 30.-A
donation of 1000 and six acres OF
land has been made to the town
cemetry here by Alex Banks, Chi
cago, former Rockport resident.
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from inlmobility into a savage charge the instant
your vigilance is relaxed.
And buffalo COW with calf is worse than
buffalo bull.
6Fer the destinies and conduct of a thou
sand, more or less, Of these animals Bob pre-
sided His horse, Eagle, has served him for ten
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
EDITOR GETS JUDGESHIP
James Kerney of Trenton Times to
Succeed to Court Of Appeals.
By United Press

By United Press
TRENTON, N. j., June 30.-James
Kerney, editor and publisher of the
Trenton Times and it's associated
newspapers, will succeed the late
Judge Cornelius McGlennon Of Jer-
sey city as member of the court
Of errors and appeals.
He has been editor of the Tren-
ton Times for nearly thirty years
and his career has included promi-
nent governmental appointments.
Governor Larson made the judge
ship appointment Monday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
DEMAND TRACK RULING
Poultry Firm Asks Public Service
Commission Be Made to Act,

Commission Be Made to Act.
Suit to mandate the Indiana
public service commission to author
lze construction of side track to
the poultry establishment of Habig
Brothers, 1860 South Meridian
street, was filed by that firm Mon
day in superior court one. The suit
asks the commission be required to
rule on a petition demanding that
the indianapolis Union Railway be
compelled to construct the track.
The commission recently held it had
no jurisdiction in the matter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
RESIGNS LIBERAL. POST
Party Treasurer Dtsagrees With
Lloyd George Ideas.

LIOyu UtOTst IutdS.
By United Press
LONDON, June 30.-The split In
the liberal party over Lloyd Georges
leadership and his compromises with
the Labor party was widened today
when Viscount Allendale resigned
as party treasurer.
He gave as his reason, disagree
ment with Lloyd Georges leader
ship, although he still adheres to
the party's principles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
DENY ENVOY CHANGE
French Embassy officials Say Paul
Claudet Won't Be Moved.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, June 30.-French
embassy officials today denied knowl-
edge Of any proposal that Count
Charles De Chambrun might sue
coed Paul Claudet as French am
bassador to the United States. State
department officials said they had
received no overtureS suggesting
such an appointment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
Man
Imprisoned by
Melting Street
By United Press

By United Press
MILWAUKEE, June SO.-Al-
A'A phopSe Arco, 40, decided tc
follow doctors advice and rest dur
ing the heat of the day. A street
was handiest, so he lay down there
and went to sleep, while the mer-
curry climbed to 100.
Police awakened Arco. They told
him to move on-but he couldn't
AS the tar paving melted, he had
sunk slowly into it, then it had
hardened and he stuck fast.
1t was necessary to dig up big
square of pavement, with Arco stuck
to it. He was taken to a hospital
for scientific removal from the slab
By United Press
CHICAGO, June When
Joseph w. Kotva, "a, no longer
could stand seeing children in his
neighborhood suffer from the
heat, he opened a fire plug and
invited them all to take a shower.
Policeman Fred SusSbach ar
rested him, but in court Judge AL
fred Erickson not only dismissed
the case, but offered Kotva a pub
lie apology and told SuSsbach he
was going to have his suspended
If he could.
By United Press
T OS ANGELES, June 3O-Rav-
IL mond Brown, 8 months old
was placed in bath tub to cool off
He drowned.
By United Press
MADISON, Wis, June 3d.
Among the heat victims Monday
was Nero, a 24-year-oId lion who
had been away from torrid Africa
so long he couldn't stand the 100
degree Wisconsin temperature.
By United Press
LINCOLN, Neb., June 3O.-Seven
thermometers on display in Lincoln
snow windows were broken Monday
when heat rays shining directly
upon them sent the mercury burst
ing through the tops.
By United Press
GUPERIOR, Wis, June 40
~ While the rest of the country
was roasting today, a freak
Sh cool wave famed Superior
and kept the temperature be-
low IS.
By United Press
MINNEAPOLIS, June 3o.-1t got
so not here Monday that an ice
house caught fire from spontaneous
combustion. Both building and con-
tents were destroyed.
q a
By United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, June 3d.
Despite the heat, Peter NichaIes'
dog obliged dry agents by lead
ing them to a cache of liquor his
master had buried against the
time when the heat wave is bro
ken. The dog, which NichaIes said
was vicious" not only led the
agents to the liquor, but dug 1t
up for theem while they sat in
the shade.
n
By United PreSs
CHICAGO, June 30.-One hun
dred eighteen policemen who have
oeen sitting in stations in the breeze
OF electric fans and drinking ice
water went out on beats TODAY bv
oroer OF Chief John Alcock. eve
need more patrolmen this weather .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30

For a dozen
years Bob La
combe, veteran
of the saddle,
held what Is
probably h e
most exacting,
and often the
most danger
Gus, herding
job in t h e
world chief
buffalo keeper
at the buffalo
ranch up in
the northeast
ern corner of
Y e ! ! o " =
stone National
park.
1t was his
task to man
age the herd
of bison that
has grown up
there during
the last gen.
Grafton, from
a nucleus of
a bout thirty
- - J.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-30
BIZ United prnsa

CHICAGO, June 30.-One hun
ared eighteen policemen who have
oeen sitting in stations in the breeze
Oh electric fans and drinking ice
water went out on beats TODAY bv
order OF Chief John Alcock. eve
need more patrolmen this weather, "
AlcOck said.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

a home of your own can easily he
Iistings in tOday's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

R-K-O KEETH'S-1na Claire in
"The Royal Family of Broadway. >
at 1888 a. M, 1888, 1888, 5:36,
1885 and 9:36 p. m.
EARLE-Barbara Steinwyck in
"Illicit," at 1855 a. m, 2:15, 4:45,
7:45 and 1905 p. m. Stage shows
at lis 3:45. $40 and 9:05 p. m.
FALACE-Constance Bennett in
"The Easiest Way" at 11:48 a. M,
2:03, 4;45, 1877 and 9:59 p. m,
Stage shows at ITO, 1852, 6:44
and 9:06 p. m.
RIALTO-Raquel Torres in "Al-
oha," at 1880 a. m, 1870, $3.50,
$50, 7:30 and $50 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Marie DreSSler in
Reducing" at 1885 a. m, 1875,
3:35, $40. TAO and 9:40 p. m.
FOX-Virginia Cherill in
"Girls Demand Excitement. At
l1:57 a. M, 2:29. 4:50, 7:50
and 1901 p. m. Stage shows
at 1:46, 4:07, 1907 and 9:28
y M
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
RIGOLETTO' SUNG WELL

The tragic tale of the jester
Rigoletto was unfolded again last
night as the vehicle for the intro
duction of the New York Grand
Opera Company to washington
and it was enthusiastically re-
ceived.
Verdi'S music has the happy
faculty of appealing to everyone,
and when it is we'll done. as it
was last night. it is never tire.
some. In fact in these days Of
jazz it is somewhat of a relief to
sit down to an evening Of Verdi.
But that the jazz is conquering
was shown by the small size Of
the audience. With a rendition
such as was given there should
have been a full house.
Well Balanced
The New York Company pre-
sents a well-balanced. organization,
good voices. good orchestra and
an understanding conductor who
brings the best out of both.
Honors of the evening go as Is
but natural to Martino-Rossi, who
took the role of the hunchbacked
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

Henry Sullivan and Earle
Crooker have been engaged to
write the songs for the Third
Little Show" which Dwight Deere
Wiman and Tom Weatherly are
preparing for a showing here
abouts this spring. Dave Gould
will direct the dances for the
revue, which is tentatively sched-
uled to open April 80. Casting
of the chorus already has begun.
The new musical-comedy produc-
tion, Making Mary" will open in
Pittsburgh in about two weeks.
1t has been rehearsing in the
New Yorker Theater with Will
Ahern, June Martell, William
F'rawley, and Helen Patterson
heading the company. The offer
ing is being made by Gordon
Lennox, and John Boyle and Ed
ward Clark Lilley are directing the
show.
Louis oalhern has arrived from
California to start rehearSalS in
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

jester. With a mellowed baritone
voice and superb acting, he domi-
mated the stage.
From the power of the great
quartet, which was the high spot
of the opera, to the sadness of
"LaSSu In Cielo," the final duet
with the dying Gilda, he showed
every emotion and dramatic
power.
The tenor role of the licentious
Duke was taken by Fernado Ber-
TIM, and he won plaudits with the
great La Donna Mobile" (How
Fickle Women Are).
Excellent Conductor
Malvena Passmore was a charm
ing Gilda, taking the role with
keen understanding, and one Of
the most delightful numbers Of
the evening was her caro- Nome" b"
Her voice is a sweet, high soprano.
Evelyn MacGregor took the
minor role of Maddalena, and
made much of it. Her alto blended
in nicely with the others in the
quartet in the last act.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
Latest Stage News FromN.Y,

A. A. Mines Success" which will
follow Mrs. Moonlight" at the
Charles Hopkins Lawrence
O'Sullivan has replaced Fiske
OHara in "She Lived Next to the
Firehouse" A benefit per-
formance of You Said 1t" will
be given for the unemployed Sun
day evening, February Is.
James Elliott's production OF
Hobo" originally scheduled to
open at the Ritz Theater here
next Monday, will not be pre-
sented until wednesday evening,
February II, at playhouse still
to be announced. The play is by
Frank Merlin and has been staged
by the author. Paul Kelly, Dud-
ley Clements, Joseph Sweeney,
and Valerie Bergere head the
cast.
A home of your own can easily he
located by turning to the real estate
IiStingS in tOday'G Classified Ads
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
Joan BLOndeLPs Dad
2-d-Ddu Comedian

Joan Blondell, who portrays a
featured role of Duke, a play
girl of Broadway, in Illicit" the
Warner Brothers and Vitaphc1e
production, presenting Barbara
Stanwyck and James Rennie,
which is now at Warner Brothers
Earle Theater, is the eldest daugh-
ter of Eddie Blondell, famous
vaudeville comedian. known the
world over as The Katzenjammer
Kid"
Archie Mayo directed Illicit" "
which is a daring story of modern
love and marriage.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

The heavy bass Of Santiago
Font as Sparafucile, the assassin,
was excellent.
Fulgenzio Guerrier was conduc-
tor. and it was to be regretted
that he was not brought out, on
the stage with the artists to take
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

the applause. for the wealth Of
thu program was due much to his
fine hand.
Tonight the operate twins.
Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci,
will be presented with the cur
tain at 8:l5. C.EP,
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THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Fair tonight
and tomorrow, lowest temperature to-
night about 80 degrees; warmer tomor-
row, gentle to moderate northwest
winds becoming variable.
Maryland-Fair tonight and tomor-
row; rising temperature tomorrow, d.
minishing northwest winds becoming
variable.
virginia-Fair tonight and tomorrow,
frost on the coast tonight; warmer to-
morrow, diminishing northerly winds
becoming variable.
West Virginia-Fair tonight and to-
morrow; warmer tomorrow.
Record for "a Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, "a; 8 pm, "a;
IL midnight "a; am, SO; 8 am, "a;
noon, Al.
Barometer-4 pm. 30.o5; 8 pm,
30.06; IL midnight. 30.03; 4 am, 1904;
am, 3007; noon. 3o.05.
Highest temperature, Al, occurred al
neon today: lowest temperature, SO, &C.
CURED at 4 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, rs; lowest, 43.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide. l:19 am. and las
pm; high tide, 6:58 am. and 1921 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, POI am and
2:27 pm; high tide, 1888 am. and pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:1S am; sun sets
6:16 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises GIT am; sun
sets GIT pm.
Moon rises 5:48 am; sets 1850 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather In Various Cities.
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UNEMPLOYMENT SENDS
MEN BACK TO FARMS
DIR. Klein Is Speaker at 1881 Meet
ing of Joint Stock Land
Banks.

A back-to-the-farm movement, at
tributed to unemployment, was de-
scribed at the annual meeting Of Joint
Stock Land Banks here yesterday. The
demand for farms is greater now than
at any time in recent years, declared
a number Of persons at the meeting
Methods of protecting the investor
and increasing service to the farmer
were discussed at length. Frank w.
Blair of Detroit was reelected president
of the organization.
DR.. julius Klein, Assistant Secretary
Of Commerce, in an address at the
meeting, said he saw no danger to
American trade as result of the visit
Of the Prince of Wales to South Africa
to regain lost markets for Great Brit
ain, expressing the belief the South
American continent will have the ca
pacity to absorb both American and
British products.
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.ASWELL'S FUNERAL
TO Be TOMORROW
Louisiana Representative
Will Be Buried in Rock
Creek Cemetery.

Funeral services for Representative
James Benjamin Aswell of Louisiana,
who died at his residence, in the North
cumberland Apartments, here yesterday,
will be conducted in the Sunday school
room OF Calvary Baptist Church to-
morrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Rev. DR..
W. S. Abernethy. pastor Of CALVARY, will
officiste Interment will be in Rock
Greek Cemetery
Sergeant-at- Arms Rogers of the
House of Representatives TO-DAY named
the official committee to represent the
House at the funeral It consists Of the
Louisiana delegation and Representa-
tives Jones of Texas. Haugen Of Iowa,
Beedy of Maine, Oliver Steagall and
McDuf1e of Alabama Leavitt of Mon
tana and Simmons of Nebraska.
DR.. Aswell, who had been a represent
ative from the eighth Louisiana district
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for more than 10 years, died suddenly
of heart disease, a few hours before he
planned to leave for his home IN LOUIS
lana for the Summer. He was born IN
Jackson Parish, La, in 1869.
He had figured prominently in Con-
gress in the work that led to the enact
ment of farm relief legislation creating
the Farm Board.
Noted as Educator.
Prior to serving in Congress he was
widely known as an educator in his
home State. He was twice elected State
superintendent of public education,
without opposition, in 1904 and 1908,
respectively. He was elected chancel-
lor of the University of Mississippi in
1907 and was president of the Louisiana
State Normal College 1908 to 1911. He
held number of degrees from leading
universities.
Mrs. Aswell, the Representatives wife,
has been i'll for some time, but was said
today to be bearing up well under the
shock of her husbands death.