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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-10

r. Earl Peters, Democratic state
chairman.
Transmitted to the senate, the
bill was signed promptly by Lieut.
Gov. Edgar D.. Bush, who .ex-
pressed hope that the measure would
become a law. 1t then went to the
Governors. office.
A stormy all-night session was
brought to. an end with recess at
1880 this morning.
In a written statement, Myers
practically. accused, the, senate of
illegal tactics In its disposal of the
bill, by referring repeatedly to "the
pretended actions" of the upper
house. These actions of the SEN
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YOUTH, Is, CHARGED
WITH KNIFE H0LDUPS

Irwin BurtOn's Alleged Confession
Said to Clear Up Robberies.
Numerous recent holdups of boys
by youthful knife-wielder today
were believed solved with arrest of
Irwin Burton. Is, of 1245 East Min
nesota street, who police say has
admitted more than fifteen holdups.
The youth was captured by
Mounted Policeman Fred w. Titus
at Washington and Pennsylvania
streets Monday, Titus recognizing
the youth from description in
police bulletin.
Burton, who Is said by police to
have served seventeen months In
correctional institution, was carry
ing watch, taken from a schoolboy
when arrested. officers said.
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Barratt O'Hara, from whom a dra-
matte appeal for Kirkland'S freedom
is expected, will follow Oldham, and
Robert G. EStill, Lake county prose-
cutor, will close the case, arguing
for the state.
This young hoodlum is as guilty
Of murder as if-yes, as If he hac
stabbed Arlene braves with &
knife; and he should pay the Su.
preme penalty Prosecutor John
Underwood said Monday.
ut is apparent the girl died O.
an accidental fall and it would b
an injustice to find this defendant
guilty." was Defense Attorney Johr
Crumpacker'S answer.
"She knew what she was doing
when she went to this party he
declared. mo one forced her to
drink. She fell while dazed and
that fall was responsible for her
death"
Summing UP, Mr.. Crumpacker
averred the prosecution was placing
a boy in jeopardy OF. death under
extremely thin evidence and gave
it as his conviction that kirkland
was innocent.
Demands Death Penalty
Judge Grant Crumpacker, uncle
of Kirkland.s attorney, allowed each
side five hours for final pleas.
Two of the six attorneys spoke
Monday so it was certain the jury
will receive the case by night and
start elaboration of the testimony
they have been hearing for more
than two weeks.
Underwood, in his opening argu-
ment, pictured Kirkland as plotting
for days to attack Miss braves at a
drinking party at David Thomp-
sons home in Gary last Nov. 20.
In demanding the death penalty
he charged that when the 17-year-
old girl resisted and pleaded to be
taken home, Kirkland knocked hel
unconscious with his fist, attacked
her, then invited four companion:
to do likewise.
Youth Is Defended
For the defense, Attorney Crum-
packer opened with plea thai
Kirkland had loved the girl, thai
they had become drunk together
and that her death was accidental
He expressed a belief that kirkland
had been framed as a sacrifice
to reformerS.
Kirkland. who had appeared con-
t1dent before, frowned and wa.
downcast as Underwood drew the
sordid picture of a young hoodlun
answering his sweetheart's plea tx
be taken home by smuggling her"
Underwood stressed the evidence
that Miss braves was a healthy CIR
when she left home to attend the
party, that she was with kirkland
all evening ard until the follow.
ing morning, when Kirkland flee
after taking her bruised body to 8
doctor who informed him she wa:
dead.
Uproar In Courtroom
The prosecutor attacked the evi
dence of medical experts who testi
fed for the defensed and referre,
to one of them, DR.. Joseph E
Springer as an "old reprobate."
Crumpacker replied by declarin
he would leave it to the jury to de
eide whether Springer or underwood
was the reprobate.'
The remark created an uproa
In the courtroom and Judge Crum
packer ordered 1t stricken from tn
records.
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A new tangle that carried
threats of all bills signed
since midnight being invali-
dated, and necessity for a
special session of the Indiana
legislature, blocked activities
in house and senate this after
noon as leaders of both houses
bickered over procedure.
suSpecting that Speaker Walter
Myers act in writing a statement
into the personal income tax bill
declaring that it was signed on
March 10, will have the effect of
destroying the measure, Lieutenant
Governor Edgar D. Bush served
notice on Governor Harry G. Leslie
that he will pursue a similar course
In regard to the budget and reap
portionment bills.
II am not going 20 be left high
and dry on the date of signature"
Bush asserted. "All these bills ac-
tually were signed on March 10,
and I am going to make affidavit
to that effect"
Myers Doubtful OF Validity
Myers previously had indicated he
was dubious over legality of the
personal income tax bill. He had
signed it in the presence Of the two
house floor leaders and the princi-
pal clerk.
Such action Of Bush might have
the effect Of invalidating all bills
thus signed, neceSSitating a special
session Of the legislature. The Con-
stitution forbids the signing of bills
after the sixty-first day OF the
general assembly.
AS a result Of the dispute, ad-
journment, sine de-. of the legisla-
ture was delayed. It had been ex-
pected that adjournment would be
effected at IL a. m.
Signed by Bush
Myers decision to sign the meas
ure, the focal point Of a bitter fight
with the senate since passage by
the house, came after a sleepless
night and hurried conferences this
morning with Representative Earl
Crawford, Democratic caucus chair
man; Representative DELPHI L. Nc
Kesson, Democratic floor leader, and
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PLANE DIVES; 3 Die
Two Others Severely Hurt
in Oklahoma Crash.
By United Press

By United Press
MOUNDS, Okla, March 10.-An
airplane crashed a mile and half
south of here today, killing three
persons and severely injuring two
others.
The dead were identified as David
Reed, 10, Mounds; Mrs. j. T. Reed,
So, and youth named Casey.
The injured are: J. r. Hayes,
WeewOka, pilot, and ]. T. Reed Jr.,
Is.
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oLD-TIME ACTOR DEAD
Played at Ford's Theater On slight
Lincoln Was Shot

PHILADELPHIA, March TO-
Charles Francis Byrne, IS. one OF
the actors who was playing in the
cast of Our American Cousin" in
Ford's theater, Washington, the
night Abraham Lincoln was shot,
died 5sre today at the home OF his
son, Charles Tompeon Byrne.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-10
BOYS HURL FUNNY
PIPES; JUST DYNAMITE
Stolen High Explosives Found in
Hands Of Four Lads.
By United Press

OSOAA AABA E4PAOSAFcS Ou0o IN
Hands Of Four Lads.
By United Press
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 1o.-One
hundred sticks Of dynamite disap-
peared Monday night from the St
GATHERINGS college storehouse. At
about the same time small boys OF
the neighborhood discovered a new
source Of fun and began throwing
"funny-looking pipes" at trees, on
sidewalks and into vacant lots.
A. r. Rowan, storehouse employe
shut his eyes, put fingers In his cas-,
called the police and waited appre-
henstvely.
The police rounded UP four boys.
the Oldest IL, and four of the
funny looing pipes" which were
sticks Of dynamite, then waited un-
til morning and resumed the search
for the other ninety-six stii5ks.
Nothing has happened-so far.
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Courtroom in Turmoil When
Description of Opening of
Slain Girls Grave Causes
Relative to SWoon.

VALPARAISO, Ind, March
Mrs. Murrell Clemens
shrieked, tainted and was
carried from the courtroom
today in a dramatic interrupt
ton of Virgil Kirkland's trial
on charges of numbering her
sister, Arlene braves.
Edward Freund, Valparaiso at
torney for the state, was denounc-
ing the defense for causing Arlene's
body to be exhumed for a second
autopsy, when Mrs. Clemens COL
lapsed.
"Oh, oh, my God" Mrs. Clemens
cried, and swooned.
Her father, Charles braves, and
brother Kenneth, carried her from
the courtroom, past the judges
bench, I into an ante room, as
the jurors watched.
Kirkland calm Over Incident
Kirkland, Immediately attired,
sat immObile as Arlene's other sis
tiers, Elsie and Carolyn, burst into
tears. His mother, Mrs. Elmer Kirk
land, arose, but her husband pulled
her back.
F'reund waited until Mrs. Glenn
ems was out of the room, then
continued his plea that Kirkland be
convicted and sentenced to the cleo
trio chair.
Other defense and prosecution
counsel waited to make their clos
ing arguments, expecting to submit
Kirkland's fate to the Jury tonight.
A quiet, almost unnoticed member
Of the prosecution staff, before to-
day, Freund held the attention of
the packed courtroom by begging
each OF the jurors by name to con-
Wet Kirkland.
Freund, pacing before the jury
box, stopped before A. E. Upp,
Valparaiso farmer, pointed a finger
nb 4AAAAI dIAQ ShlU,
Addresses Each Juror
"You were chosen for this Jury
because you are the father of mar
ried daughters and sympathetic by
nature.
"You have sat on two other juries
which returned not guilty verdictS
In murder cases, but you also were
on jury that sent man to
prison for life for taking q human
life during a holdup.
Il knor you will see justice done"
Then I4:eund advanced along the
jury box to. John Tredy, bachelor
farmer, and talked to him.
II selected you," said Freund.
because I know you loved your
mother. You wouldn't marry be-
cause you wouldn't leave her"
To Ebert Anderson, another
bachelor farmer, Freund said:
Il have seen you at dances where
others were drunk, but you never
were"
questions Love OF Boy
The other jurors Freund also ad-
dressed in turn. -Four or five he
told it was "untflinlzoNle that you
could have in your home such a
party as this one at which Arlene
braves met her death"
Through it all, Kirkland sat with
an Interchangeable expression on his
face, intently "-tening, but without
emotion.
Freund picked up from a table
the undergarments Arlene wore the
night she died.
Gentlemen, I am almost ashamed
to show you this" he said. "l3ut
want you to see how the straps are
torn. You can observe the ruth
lessneSs with which Arlene was vio-
lated.
by his own admission that he
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Hoover Accepts Invitation

By United Press
WASHINGTON, March 10.-Presi-
dent Hoover today accepted an invi-
tation to attend the spring ban
quet of the Gridiron Club to be held
here April II.
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Kirkland,S Life to Be in
Hands of Jury by Night;
Arlene,S Sister COllabSeS
The State SAYS:

"Tbis yoat1tg hoodtstm is as guilty as If
yes, as If he had stabbed Arlene Braves
NTH a knife, and he should pay the supreme
penalty"
"Bg his oaOa admission that he was IN
innate uoith this girl, kirkland has
Knocked the props from has defense"
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MARK.
ARMY ACES GOAL

MITCHELL FIELD, N. T., March
1O.-Captain Ira Eaker, army hier
who attempted a transcontinental
speed fight from Los Angeles, was
forced down at Marion, KY, today,
according to advices received at
this field.
LONG BEACH. Cal, March TO-
After two attempts to leave the
ground with his heavily LOADED
plane had failed, Captain Ira Eaker
army fiier, took of from the ma
tional guard airport here early to-
day on a nonstop fight to New
York.
Captain Eaker hoped to break the
transcontinental record of IL hours
IS minutes 3 seconds, now held by
Captain Frank M. Hawks.
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DIES WHILE LUNCHING
Heart Attack Is Fatal to New Al
bany Man ON Visit Here.

launching with his wife in a res
taurant at 2113 West Washington
street today, Omar Brown, 81, New
Albany, toppled from his chair and
died within a few minutes. Coro-
ner Fred Vehling said Mr.. Brown
suffered a heart attack.
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The Defense Saws:

ut is apparent the girl died of an &C
cidemtdl fall, and that 1t aUoMld be an IN
justice to find this defendant guilty."
"She k1eaU aObat she qOas doing aOhen she
aOemt to the party. No one forced her to
drink. She fell a0hile ddzed, and that fall
1Uos responsible for her DEATH"
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Special Session Threat Is
Revived in CLASH Over
Laws Validity. r
INCOME TAX BIG ISSUE
Myers Signature as of
March 10 StirS Ed Bush
to RepriSaI Attempt.

The Indiana general as
sembly adjourned, sine die,
at 1850 p. m.
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Bots des Haudronvilles Bas, as well as
Marimbois farm. The Seventh divi-
sion took and held against counter
attack Hill 1923. The Ninety-secOnd
division captured the Bots Frehaut.
On the front of the First army, the
Ninetieth division, on the left of the
Third corps (Hines), had crossed the
Mouse on the 9th and attacked on the
10th, meeting decided opposition
throughout the day. Elements Of the
division entered Stenay but were IN
able to clean up the town, while others,
after hard fighting in the nearby wood,
reached but could not take Baalon.
The Fifth division (Ely) captured
Jametz and cleared the Foret de
Woevre. The Thirty-second division
(Haan) re-entered the line on the 9th,
as the right division of the Third
corps, and made substantial progress.
On the 10th the division moved for
ward until stopped by heavy fire from
east Of the Thinte river.
Ito be continued next weekly
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family, of Pierce, w. Va, visited at,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Refs
on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thrasher have.
moved into the Frank Thrasher-
property in this town.
Mrs. S. o. Broadwater is spending
this week with her brother, Mr.. Bush
rod Hardesty, who is i'll of typhoid
fever at his home in the Bethlehem
section.
Miss Olive Chadderton, of Fair.
mont, is visiting home folk.
Mrs. c. A. Ashby, who visited rela--
tives in Charleston, w. Va, and
where she also received medical at
tention, has returned home much i'm
proved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Harvey and
two children, of Luke, Nd, are visit.
ing the formers parents, Mr.. and.
Mrs. o. ]. Harvey.
WOOdmen Circle Meets
On Thursday, October 8, June
Grove No. 3S, of the w. o. W. Lodge,
met for its regular monthly meeting.
In the business section of the meet
ing it was decided that the Circle:
would improve the interior of the.
Lodge hall.
The program committee, Anna,
Thrasher, Mary Sollars and Lola
King, gave an interesting program in.
honor of Columbus Day.
After the program refreshments
were served, by Nora Mosser and
Rachel Walter, hostesses.
Those present were Anna Thrasher,.
Anna Clatterbuck, Rachel Walter.
Lulu Hinebaugh, Mary and Myrtle:
Sollars, Nora Mosser and Lola King,
At our next meeting, November 12,,
the new program committee will rem
der a program on Armistice Day..
Pleasant Refs and Lola King will be.
hostesses.
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EVANSVILLE
Aid Society Entertained


Members of the Methodist Ladies
Aid Society were entertained at the
home of Mrs. D. w. Bell on last
Thursday night. A two-course lunch
con was served by the hostess.
Teachers Bridge Club
Miss Delta CAN'T entertained the
Teachers Bridge Club at it's first
meeting of the season. Four tables
were in play and the prize was won
by Mrs. C. o. Keller. Delicious re-
freshments were served.
Church Services
There will be services in the Re-
formed church on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings of this week.
followed by the administration of the
Holy Communion on Sunday, October
18, at 10 o'clock. Rev. M. A. Keifer,
the pastor, who has been ill, expects
to conduct the services, his condition
having greatly improved in recent
days.
Personal and General News
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke H. Broadwater
Wilmington, Del; Mrs. Emma Trout
man, Pittsburgh, Pa; Mrs. w. H. Ha-
bel and Mrs. Clarence Rowe, Meyers
dale, were guests of Misses Ethel anc
Viola Broadwater recently.
Mrs. T. o. Broadwater and Mrs. ]
R. Gnagey spent several days recently
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Hilton, al
Canton, Ohio.
Mrs. ]. F. Fahey spent the week.
end in Philadelphia with her sister
Mrs. James K. Smart, and family.
Miss Beulah Engle has returned tt
her home from the vicinity of Cum
berland, where she had spent severa
days with her sister, Mrs. Ray Goetz
Miss Dorothy Edwards, Morgan
town University, spent the weekend
in Grantsville with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles U. Edwards.
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and this strong point was finally tax.
en- on the 7th. On the following day
the Seventy-ninth, with units Of the
Twenty-sixth division (Bamford) at
tached, advanced on it's entire front,
and on the 9th took Wavrille.
Between November and the
Twenty-sixth division, on the right of
the Seventy-ninth, made no attack. On
the 9Th it took up the pursuit Of the
retiring enemy, and by night Of the
9th occupied line which included
Ville-devant-Ch aumont.
The Eighty-first division Bailey
entered the line as the right division
Of the French Second Colonial corps,
November Z, relieving the Thirty-fifth
division (Traub). Attacking on the
9th against stiff defense, it captured
Manheulles and Moranville.
Reaching the Mouse.
The Eighty-ninth division, Fifth
corps, overcoming stubborn opposition,
captured Beaufort on the 4th and
reached the Mouse. The Foret de
Jaulny was cleaned up the following
day, and Cesse was occupied. The
Second division in it's attack of the
4th suffered heavy losses and made
slight Roadway, but during the next
two days it continued rapidly, and by
night of the 9Th reached the Mouse
south of Villemontry.
In the First corps the Eightieth d.
vision, on the 4th, in spite of the en-
emy's stand, captured Vaux-en-Dieulet
and Sommauthe. The enemy retired
during the night and the division took
up the pursuit, overcoming vigorous
rear guard resistance until reaching
line north and west of Beaumont.
During the night Of the 9Th its prog
ress continued, the division being re-
lieved the next morning.
The Seventy-seventh division was eff
fectively opposed on the 4th north and
east of Oches, but on the 9Th its line
was pushed forward to the north Of
Stonne and La Besace. By night Of
the 9Th the Seventy-seventh had
REACHED the Mouse, Remilly and Villers
being entered by its patrols.
The Seventy-eighth division on the
4th captured Les Petites Armoises, and
on the following morning advanced
more than a mile to the north. The
Forty-second division relieved the Sew
enty-eighth on this line, and by the
| 9th established itself north of Bulson.
1t was the ambition of the First
army, and mine, that our troops
should capture Sedan, which the
French had lost in a decisive battle in
1870. I suggested to General Maistre
| that the prescribed boundary line be-
tween our First and the French Fourth
army might be ignored in case we
should outrun the French, to which he
offered no objection, but on the con-
trary warmly approved.
To reach the objective the left
boundary Of the First army would have
toNbe ignored, as Sedan lay to the
northwest beyond that limit. The
afternoon of November 5, the First
corps was directed to bend it's ener-
gies to capture Sedan assisted on its
| right by the Fifth corps"
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CHAPTER LxIV

Our success had been so striking
since the beginning of the November
1 attack that l felt full advantage
should be taken of the possibility of
destroying the armies on our front
and Selling the region upon which
Germany largely depended for her
supply of iron and coal. In accord
ance with these views the following
order was issued to the First and Sec
ond armies:
''The energetic action Of the
First army should completely ex-
pei the enemy from the region be-
tween the Meuse and the Bar
within the next few days. The re-
suits obtained by this army have
been felt on the entire front from
the Moselle to Holland.
ut is desired that, in carrying
out the directions that are out
lined herein, corps and division
commanders push troops forward
wherever resistance is broken.
without regard for fixed detectives
and without fear for their TANKS.
Special attention will be given to
impress upon all officers and SOL
diers that energy, boldness and
open warfare methods are de-
manded by the present situation.
go. The First and Second armies
will at once prepare TO undertake
Will
pose of destroying the enemy's
organization and driving him be-
yond the existing frontier in the
region Of Briey and Longwy. :"
Between the Meuse and Chiers riv-
ers, north and northeast Of Stenav,
there was a very strong position
which commanded the crossings in that
vicinity. | believed that if we should
cross the river south of Stenay and
move in the direction of Montmedy
we could turn this position and have
an excellent opportunity to capture
large numbers of German troops driv-
en- back on the line Sedan ontmedy.
By this maneuver we would also be
in an advantageous position to ad-
vance on the important supply areas
Of Longwy and Briey.
An attack by the Third corps to the
east across the Mouse, south Of Dun
sur Mouse, in conjunction with the
northward movement by the French
Seventeenth corps, was prepared as a
preliminary to new line of advance
to the east.
November 8, and S, the Fifth d.
vision Of the Third corps in brilliant
maneuver on a wide front effected
crossings Of the Mouse and established
bridgeheads south Of Dun-sur-Meuse.
The heights Of the Mouse were grad
ually cleared by the Third corps and
the French Second Colonial corps,
which had relieved the French Sew.
enteenth corps. Now for the first time
since 1914, the French positions around
Verdun were completely free from the
menace of these heights.
In these operations the Fifth divi-
sion, assisted by a regiment Of the
! Thirty-second, on November 5 had
captured Milly and established its line
from there south to the Bots de Chat
illon. By night Of the 9th 1t had adj
vanced to Remoiville and north of
Mouzay.
Our front was also extended to the
south, and by November 10 an excel
lent line Of departure was secured for
an offensive in the direction Of Mont
medy. The Seventy-ninth division
(Kuhn), in the French Second Co
lonial corps, met decided opposi'
ton in it's attacks Of the 4th, 9th and
9th against the Borne de Cornouiller
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DEER PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Flaherty, of
Washington, D. c., visited Mrs. Eliza
beth Thrasher last week.
Miss Mary Sollars visited Miss
Pleasant Refs on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. M. Lipscomb and
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due to the valor of the command
and to the energy and bravery Of
the troops, have already assured
results of great Importance. I am
happy to send you my congratula-
tions.
"FOCH0
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