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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
SCHOOL Lash
CASE PROBED
Father Says His Son Was
Beaten Severely.

Charges that his son was beaten
by a teacher at Perry township
School 4, at University Heights,
were laid before juvenile court and
township authorities today by Her
bert Windurn, 3411 Carson avenue.
To court attaches and Bert Mil
Ter, principal of the school, Win
durn charged his son Albert, Is,
was subject to a severe beating
Tuesday afternoon by Othniel Gait,
teacher.
Windurn presented Miller and
court officials = statement signed by
DR.. Kenneth I. Jefries, who treated
the boy, in which the physician de-
clared the boy was suffering from
severe bruises.
Miller took up the case with Onler
Green, Perry township trustee. who
told The Times he did not believe
the matter would be serious" He
said he had not interviewed Gait.
According to Windurn, his son
and another boy were jabbing each
other with pencils and they were
forced to stay after school. Win
durn said his boy was subjected to
one blow with a paddle and when
he resisted Gait administered sev-
eral other blows.
.Windurn told authorities if action
is not taken he would file charges
Gait. Green said it was
"the first time this sort Of thing
has happened and I believe it will
be all right in few days"
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rather than in debates on the floor.
He was particularly active in ad-
vocating preparedness of the Roose-
veltian variety, and he has been
known as a "big navy" man.
He was active in urging high
tariffs on dyes in the pre-war days,
in an effort to make this nation
independent of the German dye in
duStry.
Longworth established himself
in a beautiful white stone house on
Massachusetts avenue here, and he
and Alice" as his wife was known
to every one in Washington, be-
came leaders in capital society life.
Nevertheless. he enjoyed the quiet
pleasures of playing his violin and
even composing music at times, and
through study of presidents be-
came one of the leading parlia-
mentary law authorities of his
party.
His knowledge of house rules and
parliamentary law helped him when
the Republicans came in power, and
he was named party floor leader in
1923. Two years later he was
elected speaker.
Longworth believed that in addi-
ton to presiding over the house, the
speaker should take part in its
work, and he practiced his belief.
In conjunction with the Republican
floor leader, John Q. Tilson of Con-
nectlcut and the rules committee
chairman, Bertrand H. Smell of New
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
NICK AND ALICE
RULED SOCIETY LIFE

York, he formulated and helped to
put through many party plans.
Usually he worked closely with
the White House, but in recent
months he opposed the Presidents
policies, but only when he was con-
WINGED that the majority of the Re-
publican house members were
against the President. The leading
instance was the World war vet
Grams loan bill, passed by both
houses over Mr.. Hoover'S veto.
On rare occasions, he left the
Speakers chair to address the house
in person, once in support of a
navy bill, again in support of vet
Grams legislation.
LOngworth was mick" in Wash
ington, in Aiken, Cincinnati or
wherever he might go. For twenty
five years he and his brilliant wife
played merry game of society and
politics, and on Massachusetts, ave
nue. they were master and mistress
of the most cosmopolitan home in
Washington.
Their salons were brilliant, their
parties original and their attend
ance was sought by many.
Restored Famous Pompadour
They observed their silver we'd
ding anniversary in characteristic
manner last February. Princess
Alice" restored her famous pompa-
dour, she resurrected one of her
trousSeau dresses, and among her
guests she made as many as pos
sible of those who attended her
wedding in 1906. They came in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
NECLECTS TOTS
FOR BEER 'FETE'
Mother Agrees in Court to
Mend Her Ways.

A mother who LETT her children
in a cold upstairs room while she
threw a beer party on the lower
floor must take them to Blooming
ton, away from communicating in
fuenCes here.
She is Mrs. Thomas Campbell, SO
West Thirteenth street, who agreed
to live with the youngsters, 4 and
5, in her mothers home, when Judge
John F. Geckler, in juvenile court
today, told her the alternative was
thirty days in womens prison. She
was charged with child neglect.
Five Of seven persons in the
party when police raided it last
week were discharged, but Ben Fox,
formerly of Elwood, was fined $25
and costs for contributing to child
neglect, and judgment on Mrs.
Marguerite Markey, 4431 Clifton
street, was withheld.
Fox is to be tried this afternoon
in municipal court four on blind
tiger charges.
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Nearer Ny God to Thee" and
darkened the room. Pecoraro
quickly squirmed out of the ropes
and handouts which bound him,
wrote a perfect imitation of the
handwriting Of Sir Arthur's son
on a pad of paper, reproduced the
sons voice and crawled back into
the ropes and handouts.
Now" he said Wednesday
night, Il will do my act"
Dunninger bound him to a
chair, sewed leather nittenS on
his hands and knotted a rope
around his neck. Pecoraro re-
tired behind a black curtain in
front Of which was a table bear
ing an accordion, q pad of writ
ing paper and pencil. The lights
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When the craft Is submerged,
motive power. lighting, heating and
all other purposes are entirely de-
pendent upon the storage batteries.
When these become exhausted 1t
is imperative to come to the surface
at once to recharge before another
Subsurface run can be made.
In her original design the storage
batteries gave the Nautilus a sub
merged cruising radius of from fifty
five to sixty miles, at a speed of two
knots.
In Arctic temperatures, however,
the batteries would be reduced to
70 per cent efficiency, thus reducing
the submerged radius to forty-two
miles.
Crafts Speed Reduced
If my estimate is correct, and the
Nautilus were to use the full bat
terry charge, with no reserve, it
would take twenty-one hours to
make fOrty-two miles. Then She
would have to come to the surface
and spend eight hours in recharg-
ing.
The amount of fuel consumed in
recharging is equivalent to that
consumed in 100 miles of surface
cruising
Considering together the twenty
one hours of cruising and the eight
hours Of recharging while station
airy, the crafts average speed
would be reduced to one and one
half knots at best.
Hence to make 1900 miles sub
merged it would require 1000
hours, or about forty-two days, pro-
vided that her underwater cruising
limits could be distributed so that
at the end of each battery limit
she could come to the surface, re-
charge, and proceed Immediately
Fears for Compass
I believe, however. that such will
be far from the actual case.
The craft is steered by a gyro
compass, which requires constant
electric power to operate.
Furthermore, as the pole is ap-
preached, the gyro compass has
less directive force. Should it fail
to function from lack of power to
drive it, or from a mishap or
breakdown, there would be no
way left, Of which I am aware, by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
FREEDOM OR
DEATH FACED
BY KIRKLAND
Only Counts Remaining in
Gin Party Case Have
Chair Penalty.
SECOND TRIAL APRIL 20
None of Co. Defendants viii
Be on Stand, Prosecutor
Announces.
By Times Special

BY ItmeS SpeclGt
VALPARAISO, Ind, April g.
When Virgil Kirkland goes on trial
for a second time charged with the
murder of Miss Arlene braves, 18-
year-old Gary girl, during a liquor
party last November, the state will
take the attitude that he be given
death in the electric chair or freed.
This was the announcement of
Robert c.. Estill, Lake county pros
ecutor. in discussing plans for the
second trial which will be held
April 90 in Porter circuit court at
Valparaiso.
Two Counts Dropped
Estill said the first of two counts
in the indictment against kirkland
will be dismissed, one alleging
murder by beating with fists and
the other by means of a blunt in
strument. The remaining two al
lege respectively murder in commits
sion of a felony and murder in an
attempt to commit felony. Con-
viction of either carries a manda-
tory death penalty. A jury in the
first trial fixed life imprisonment
as the sentence.
The state will not call as wit
nesses any of the four men indicted
with Kirkland, all on murder
charges. They are David Thomp-
son, at whose home the party was
held; Paul Barton, Leon Stanford
and Henry Shirk. While the pre-
ceding trial was in progress, Estill
said one or more would be placed
on the stand should there be a
second hearing of the case.
New Testimony Obtained
However, three, possibly four, new
witnesses will be heard, the prose-
cutor said. He refused to discuss
the nature of their testimony,
further than to say it would bolster
the states theory that the girl was
criminally assaulted by Kirkland.
Trial Of Thompson, which had
been set for April "a, has been in
definitely postponed at Estills re-
quest. Dates for trials of the other
three have not been set.
Il do not believe any of the de-
| PENDANTS deserve any considera-
tion,' the prosecutor declared. IF
the defense is looking for a fight
they certainly are going to get it
from this Office"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
PASTOR SON OF NOTED
CLERGYMAN SUCCUMBS
South Bend Presbyterian Pulpit Left
Vacant by Death.

M tHtc8 Hp6Cinb
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April O.
The Rev. Archibald Mcclure, 40,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, died Wednesday morning
in Epworth hospital, which he en-
tered Monday for a slight opera
ton. Death was caused by his
failure to withstand the shock Of
the operation.
He was a son Of one of the fam
Gus Presbyterian pastors of the
country, the Rev. James G. K. Nc
Clure. He was graduated from
Yale university in 1912, and from
Mccormick Theological Seminary,
Chicago, in 1915. At the latter
school he won a scholarship that
enabled him to spend year study
ing immigrants in America and at
the conclusion Of his studies he
wrote a. book entitled THE Lead
ership Of the New America"
In 1917 he became pastor of the
Firestone. Park Presbyterian church.
Akron, O., remaining there until
1920, when he was called to the
South Bend pulpit. He was mar
ried in Akron on July %, 1920. to
Miss Hazel M. Hostettler. She and
two children survive.
The funeral will take place Fri
day.
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much more effective in a dark
ened room with organ music and
singing.
2
THEN the curtain was pulled
i back and Pecoraro was sit
ting there with the leather nit
tens on the floor, the ropes united
and his shirt half off. The par
tial removal of the shirt, he de-
clared, was how he wriggled out
of the ropes.
Explaining that poor business
had driven him out Of the me-
dunn business, Pecoraro said he
was torn between being a cement
salesman or a portrait painter.
He rather leaned toward selling
cement, because the turnover is
quicker and there isn't any initial
investment.
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we're left on; there was no sing
ing.
n
COON Pecoraro's hand appeared
~ from behind the curtain,
grasped the pencil and papersand
wrote Il still live-Houdini.
Dunninger said the handwriting
was an exact duplicate of Hou-
dini's, and added that Pecoraro
had practiced for months to per-
feet it. Then the famous spirit
voice of Paladino began to utter
prophecies, in the midst Of which
Pecoraro's face appeared from
behind the curtain, saying:
It's only me-"
Pecoraro said it Virtually was
the same seance he gave before
Sir Arthur, but explained it was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
NAME CHURCH HEADS
Two New Directors Take
Union Posts.

Two new directors of the Indian
apolis Christian Church Union
took Office today. Elected unani-
mously at the meeting of the
union in the West Morris Street
Christian church Wednesday night,
they are: The Rev. F. w. Burn
ham, pastor of the University Park
Christian church and Victor Kelley.
lay representative of the Third
Christian church.
The former succeeds Walter L.
Shirley of the same congregation,
who retired from the hoard. KEEL
ley took the place Of H. V. Racquet,
who resigned.
Other members of the board who
were reelected are: E. E. Moore
man, o. H. Greist, Charles B.
Marshall George W. Payne and
Jesse E. Martin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
Win the Marble Title
and SzUin1 i'm the Ocean
SWimmin' in the ocean!

SWlmnlln the
It's got the famous "old swimin hole"
cong to the sixty marble champs who gather yearly City,
N. j. for the national marble tourney.
THIS year an indianapolis boyor grwn have the thrill
riding the of the Atlantic the
ney being conducted by The Times will be
finals, to be held the week of
ocean City beach fine
just marble champs at Ocean
Guy II Will be week be forgotten Indianapolis
champion.
Read the rules in full they appeared Wednesdays Times
then sign the entry blank Page
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
oNFEssEs MEDIUM WHO CONVERTED SIR ARTHUR coNAN ID

ago that there was a permanent
depression in the ghost business,
he went to Joseph Dunninger,
magician, who exposes fake me-
diums. wept on Dunninger's
shoulder and told him this idea
of being. a medium was all mis-
take. Dunninger summoned
members Of the pTcsS.
This" he said, lis Nino Peco-
u raro, whom I consider one
of the three best mediums in the
world. Eleven years ago he con-
firmed the belief of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle in spiritualiSm by
producing during a seance what
was purported to be the spirit Of
Sir Arthur's dead son. Subsequent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
De PAW Man Chosen

BIZ Tunes bDecldE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April g.
DR.. Waldo F. Mitchell, head of the
De Paw university economics de-
partment has been chosen to fill the
vacancy as head Of the Indiana
State Teachers college department
Of social studies to succeed the late
Frank S. Bogardus. DR.. J. w. Jones.
who has headed the college research
department, will become dean of the
faculty, a position also held by Pro-
fessor Bogardus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
Working Vices

It's a burning question, this
one: Should a wife hold a
job?
Every one has an opinion,
most of them decidedly vigor-
Gus ones, on the subject. What
is yours? The best affirmative
answer will win $40, and the
best negative one an equal
amount in The Times contest,
ending next Thursday at mid
night.
Write not more than $50
words on the subject, send your
letter to the Working Wives
Contest Editor of The Times,
and get in the race for the
prize.
It's problem that has
aroused a world of contro-
versy. Let's have your views.
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BY HARRY FERGUSON
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 9.-The
~ man who was instrumental
in converting Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle to Spiritualism abandoned
the business of being a medium
today, confessed he was faker
and threatened to become a ce-
ment salesman so he could make
a decent living.
What is more. Nino Pecoraro
demonstrated Wednesday night
some of the tricks with which he
has baffled audiences in more
than 1000 seances; called forth
his Paladino, his famous spirit
voice, and produced a message
from Harry Houdini
When Nino decided a few days
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", Sir Arthur wrote an essay in
which he said Mr.. Pecararo was
the greatest medium he had ever
seen. Now Mr.. Pecoraro wishes to
recant."
Pecoraro began recanting. First,
however, he changed from his
dinner jacket into gray trousers
and a blue shirt, because later he
was going to 90 his act.
Sir Arthur, he said, was ready
to believe in spiritualism if any
one could summon the spirit of his
son. For Pecoraro, that problem
was elementary.
A FTER being tightly bound.
L Il the medium retired into a
cabinet while Sir Arthur and his
guests claSped hands, sang
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which geographic location could
even be approXimated.
The submarine then would be
absolutely helpless. If she at
tempted to get from under the ice
by the shortest route to open water
she could not direct her course, and
would be hopelessly lost.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
COPS STAGE
ILLEGAL RAID,
SLUG SUSPECT
Crash In Door and Enter
Without Warrant, in
SWoOp on Home.
JUDGE FLAYS OFFICERS
Case Thrown Out of Court
by Cameron: Lawyer
Is Threatened.

Police who. without search or ar
rest warrants, batter their way
into private homes with no regard
for residents were the target Of
scathing criticism today by Mu-
nicipaI Judge Clifton r. Cameron.
Charges of operating a blind
tiger and resisting arrest against
Robert Adams, %, of 1853 North
East street, were thrown out Of
court by Cameron, after he had up
held a motion to suppress evidence.
Testimony in the case revealed
that Sergeant Harry Smith and
members Of his mop" squad bat
tered down a door to obtain en-
trance to Adams house Wednes-
day afternoon.
Police, at Adams house and in
court today, admitted they had
neither an arrest or search warrant
and had made the raid on i'm
formation"
No Evidence for Raid
Smith admitted to Cameron he
had no evidence Of a misdemeanor
or felony being committed. He also
told Cameron that charges on
which warrants might have been
obtained were not fled against
Adams until he was brought to
headquarters after the raid.
Adams said when officers came to
his door he asked them if they had
warrants and they admitted they
did not. He said he intended to ad-
nit them, but three officers smashed
against the door, tearing it from the
| frame.
He said, once inside the officers
grabbed him by his sweater and
struck him several times. Adams
face still was marked with several
decorations today.
Had Right to Shoot"
Although no testimony on the
amount of liquor found in Adams
house was admitted in court. T. Err
nest Maholm, defense attorney, said
officers found about twelve bottles of
home brew on the premises.
When Maholm entered a not
guilty plea for Adams, ne added that
adams had a right to shoot these
men when they didn't have war
rants"
1.-THE entrance was illegal and
there will be no more evidence pre-
sented against Adams" Cameron
said, ruling on the motion to sup
press. The law is straight, clean
and clear on this point"
Cop Gets Violent
mo matter how much informa-
ton you had, you had no right to
break down door to gain admit
lance to the defendants house.
Without a search warrant, no po-
lice officer had a right on the de-
PENDANTS premises, or any business
in his house"
Patrolman Kent Yoh Of the squad
said he had reliable information"
that the liquor law was being vio-
lated in Adams house before the
raid was made
Yoh, angered under questioning
Of Maholm on whether he was the
officer who struck Adams, threat
ened Maholm with a"punch on the
nose" if you ever bawl me out in
court again"
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BY ADMIRAL HUGH RODMAN
written for NEA Service and The Times

larry when the results unlikely to add iota to
the worlds benefits and little to the scientific informa
ton that is not already known
Sir Hubert plans to from the vicinity of Spitz-
bergen Wit the north pole to Boring Strait in the
North Pacific. OF this distance about 1900 miles lies
under the Arctic ice fields unless open water be found
which I believe is not at all likely.
Commander Sloane Danenhower, a graduate of the
naval academy, who resigned in 1911, will be the
Nautilus commanding officer.
He is experienced, capable and resourceful in
marine work The Nautilus will be in the hands OF
an expert
Since four days submerged without fresh air is the
ordinary limit of submarines endurance, it is hoped
to extend this to six days by the of chemicals and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
These Boys!

By United Press
COLUMBUS, O., April g.
Texas Tyler, on a stroll from
Texas to Philadelphia, was
found beneath tree here
complaining that his legs had
gone back on him temporarily
although he is only 81.
He said he had been stolen
from his parents by Indians
when he was 2 years old, ran
away from the Indians at the
age of IA, and had spent the
rest Of his life as a cowboy
nomad."
Never seen a road yet I
couldn't pull through" re-
marked Tyler.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
Ice Pick stabber Arrives

A card game argument ended
wednesday night when Leon West.
Negro, 1858 Alvord street, stabbed
Richard Bresher, Negro, 40I West
Walnut street, in the hand and
shoulder with an ice pick. Both
are under arrest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-09
Kentucky's Woman Treasurer Hurt

BIZ United Press
MORGANFIELD, KY. April g.
Mrs. Emma Guy Cromwell. state
treasurer OF Kentucky, was in the
home of J. K. Waller, Kentucky
highway commissioner here today,
suffering from severe injuries SUI
fered near here Wednesday night
when The auto driven by her chauf-
feur, blew out a tire and over
turned.
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1900 FAIL TO OBTAIN
MOTOR VEHICLE PLATES
Report Submitted for Howard Coum-
ty Blames Lack of Money.

BIZ Times Special
KOKOMO, Ind, April 9.-Howard
county has approximately 1000 mo-
tor vehicles, Of which $500 are pas
senger cars. for which no 1881 IL
censes have been issued, according
to a report OF the state license bu-
reau. operated by William Work
man.
Lack of funds with which to pur-
chase licenses = is the cause given
for the situation. The greater part
of the machines are believed to be
standing in garages and yards of
the city and county.
The state department sent 10000
pairs of automobile license plates
and 1920 pairs of truck plates to
Howard county for distribution in
1881. To date $3.50 pairs of au-
tomobile licenses have been issued
and 1850 pairs of truck licenses.
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DR.. PAUL TO CHICAGO
Former Taylor University President
to Be Editor Evangelist.

70 DC Lu4tV4 II ttII5 CIISk.
BIZ United Press
UPLAND, Ind, April DIR. John
Paul, former president of Taylor
university here, will go to Chicago
to begin editorial and evangelistic
work, he announced Wednesday
He is editor of the Globe Review,
publication devoted to world
events. and editor of Christian Wit
ness, a national religious weekly. He
resigned as president of the univer-
sity in February, but will continue
as head of the Legal Hundred, COM
posed of university trustees.
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Daring doubt but they wise? Shown with their rebuilt
Arcte submarine Nautilus the able Commander Danenbower
above) Sir Wilkins smau nseO
beneath which
a o N. &
S N. n
he ice
item or Seryc and Times
VA April daring
w Captain
a passage the Arctic pack
should be willing foohardness
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HE'S REAL UNION MAN

Plumber Let Own Home BE Flooded
on Sunday, Says Wife.
81 United Press
CHICAGO, April 9.-NIrs. Evelyn
Metealfe charged in a divorce suit
on file today that her husband
William, a plumber, allowed their
house to become flooded last Sun
day by water from a broken pipe,
which he refused to repair because
rules Of his union prohibited him
from working on Sunday.
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hardness, particu-

The pair of Diesel engines for
rechargng
the surface But they can not be used under water