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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Abandoned Socialists

He dislikes formality and is shy
among strangers. He spends his
vacations in the quietude of the
Auvergne mountains.
In 1914, Laval was elected a
deputy in the French parliament
and became known as a violent So
cialist, but broke away due to his
disgust with the increasing conser-
vatism of old-line Socialists and his
dispike of Communism. Now he is
an independent.
When the World war broke out
Laval entered the army as COM
mon poilu and saw actual service on
the battle front.
After the war he became a sem
ator in the less hectic division of
parliament.
LA Petit Pierre"
An adroit politician, he is so
clever at maneuvering behind the
lines of actual skirnish that he has
been called a second BRAND
Known as "the man with the
white tie" he owns a collection of
them and wears one every day. AS
boy he had a penchant for loud"
necktieS. But these earned him too
much attention from schooAnates,
so he adopted the white four-in-
hand as a compromise.
lie Petit Pierre" his fellow poll
ticians in the chamber of deputies
used to call him, referring not only
to his stature, but to his assumed
row-mindedness.
Many anecdotes were told of Git
tie Pierre's" pettiness, the. interest
he took in his COWS and his farm,
and his thriftiness so characteristic
of Auvergnats.
But now these same traits bid fair
to win him more terms as premier,
a post in which modesty, level
headedness, tenacity, and shrewd-
ness are prime requisites.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Girl Goes on Stand

did you do it?"
NO"
His sister, Phyllis, Is, related in
cidentS of the picnic and at the
Pollard home before the outing, as
sorting she saw jackson in front
of the Pollard home when she ar.
rived, but later he was not there.
and she didn't know where he
was
The girls testimony appeared to
favor the prosecution at times. when
she told Mrs. Simmons looked
worried" before the picnic meal was
served.
when Alice Jean became sick I
heard her say she hated it, because
she and Jean had intended to pick
cherries the next day." the girl told
the jury. Mrs. Simmons wasn't at
the hospital when Virginia died.
She was at the park"
The girl friend" told on the boy
friends" mother earlier in the trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
GIRL DAMAGES
POISON TRIAL
DEFENSE HOPE
Mrs. Simmons Extremely
Nervous at Picnic,
Says Witness.
BOY ON WITNESS STAND
Simmons to PreCede Wife,
Who Probably viii Testify
on Friday.
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT

LEBANON, Ind, Oct. 22.-Youth
held the spotlight in the Simmons
murder trial today as a 12-year-old
boy and his sister testified in be-
half of their aunt, Mrs. Carrie w.
Simmons, alleged poison slayer of
her daughters.
Joseph Staley told how he was
offered a sandwich by Mrs. Sim
mons, but discovered the marsh
mallow tin at the fatal picnic was
empty.
He told of seeing. three capsules
which were dissolved only partly
and the agonies endured by Horace
jackson, Hancock county farmer,
after the latter was stricken with
strychnine poisoning.
Joseph, who called the accused
woman's husband John" through
out his testimony, had his hair
slicked with water and parted in
the middle. He wore his best tan
suit and Knockers, and denied to
states attorneys that he had
Sllppeu SCrycnnlne INTO the pic
mic food.
Didn't Get Sandwich
Mrs. Simmons sort of talked to
herself at the start of the picnic
and said she wondered who had put
the sandwiches on the table" the
boy told the jury. Il got me a bun,
some meat, iced tea and a piece. of
cake.
"She asked me if I had one of
her sandwiches. I found the can
and 1t was empty and didn't get
one"
He said after jackson fell to the
ground, the sick man summoned
him and asked to hold Joseph's leg.
Asked if he believed jackson was
i'll, Joseph replied:
I reckon SO. That's what he
said"
Did you see any one slip the
capsules into the sandwiches?"
NO"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Praises State System

More life should be put into the
English curriculum in the nations
schools, Lyman declared, 1T should
be less academic and individual in
struction should be stressed.
1.-THE system which Indiana fol-
lows now is praiseworthy a nd ex-
emplifleS all these tendencies in
English curriculum"
Schools should have instruction
methods arranged so that each in
dividual pupil may progress at his
own rate" Paul G. Stetson, Indian
apolis school superintendent, de-
clared at the junior higa school sec
tional meeting at the Claypool.
Courses of study and teaching
methods can be made for the indi-
vidual rather than for the myth
ical average student, who doesn't
exist"
conventional teaching methods
are effective for about only so per
cent of the pupils" Donald Dushane,
Columbus Qnd) school superintend-
ent, stated in an address to the
problem children section at the
Claypool.
This group embraces the normal
children, but fails to provide for the
needs Of the 10 per cent who are
especially gifted or the approx
imately 80 per cent of subnorma1
children. Both groups need special
attention.
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Defendant Was Nervous

The "girl friend" was Miss Eve
lyn Whitton, companion of George
Simmons, son of the accused wom-
an, on the tragic picnic June 81.
On cross-examination she gave
in colorful and youthful Ian
guage her observations of Mrs. Sim
mons action at the reunion picnic
prior to the death of her two daugh-
tiers.
"She was trembling about the
time her daughters and others were
getting sick at the picnic" she testi-
fed.
Il could tell she was nervous by
her face explained the young
woman.
"One side of her throat was red"
she added, land could see the
pulse beating quickly
She said efforts were made to find
capsules at the picnic grounds so
authorities couldn't get too many
OF them" She denied any of the
picnic group "had strong suspicious"
relative to the poisoning.
Although she threw testimonial
laurels toward the defense case, her
details of the actions Of Mrs. Sim
mons were taken by the state as a
victory over one Of the defense's
own witnesses.
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ShirkS Limelight

Seemingly afraid of the limelight,
Laval works with men rather than
parties. He would rather listen than
talk. He believes that "a soft an
sWer turneth away wrath" and
makes many friends thereby.
Born in the backward region OF
Auvergne, in central France, he grew
up in the little village of Chateldon.
His father was a farmer and meat
seller.
At 10 he drove a butchers cart.
Legend says that one day a local
priest discovered Pierre delivering
salami in his car and reading Ovid.
He also drove hack to and from
the narrow gauge railroad station a
mile away, carrying mail, plows and
a few passengers.
''DresSed-up Rustic"
The horses knew the road so well
that Pierre could devote his time to
reading. Thus he made up credits
enabling him to study law. For a
time he taught school and then be-
came a country lawyer, finally COM
ing to Paris.
His snall-town manner still clirfgs
to him as it does to many American
politicians, but his brain is as pol
ished as any Parisian's. Conven-
tionally but untidily dressed, he
has been described, like Aristide
BRAND, as "a rustic in evening
clothes"
Although his work has kept him
in Paris much of the time since
1914, he still prefers his little Nor
mandy farm to life in the metropo-
lis. Often he disrupts government
business to discuss farming in a
telephone conversation with the
keeper.
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Trial observers believe Monday
will see -rebuttal testimony by both
sides, with a possibility that final
arguments will be heard Tuesday.
and the case turned to the jury for
elaboration either next Wednesday
or Thursday.
Courthouse mathematician have
figured that the approximate cost
of the trial to the county will be
$1,000.
A re-trial on the same charge, or
trial on the charge of Staying Vir-
ginia Simmons, would cost approx
imately the same amount, exclusive
Of the expenses of the defense in
each hearing.
Lebanon opinion as to the OUT
come runs the gamut of verT'cts,
with here and there street odds
offered on those verdicts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Courtroom Crowd Larger

Courts opening today saw in
creased attendance, as regulars"
drifted back to the hearing in hope
OF being present when the defense
summoned Mrs. Simmons to the
stand to defend herself from the
poison charge.
But their hopes of seeing the farm
mother take the stand today dwin-
died, as the defense planned to
place Mrs. Simmons sons and her
husband on the stand ahead of her.
Friday is set as the probable time
for Mrs. Simmons to plead her in
nocence and tell how she made Just
pressed chicken sandwiches that
turned into instruments Of death
after they left her hands.
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The Washington times., 1931-05-15
HEAD
ACHE

When you feel headache coming
on, it's time to take Bayer Aspirin.
Two tablets will head it off, and
you can finish your shopping
in comfort.
ANY over-exertion is apt to
bring pain in some form. Head
pains from crowds or noise. Limbs
that ache from sheer WEAKNESS.
Joints sore from the beginnings of
a cold. Systemic pain. The remedy
is rest. But immediate relief is
yours for the taking; a pocket tin
of Bayer Aspirin is protection
from pain wherever you go.
You never know when these
tablets may save the day. avoid
breaking an engagement, spare
you from a miserable evening or
Sleepless night.
Get real aspirin. Look for Bayer
on the box. Read the proven
directions found inside every
genuine Bayer package. They
cover headaches, colds, sore throat,
toothache, neuralgia, neuritis,
sciatica, lumbago. rheumatism.
muscular pains-and other suffer-
ing which need not be endured.
The Washington times., 1931-05-15
HigherO rOzoneLayerAHects
Weather of the Earth

gist and physicist, in a report pre-
sented to the Royal Institute,
London.
DR.. Dobson says that when you
60 up to the ozone region of the
atmosphere. 80 to so miles high,
the temperature there is as hot
as that of boiling water.
This strange heat is due to the
absorption of the ultra violet
rays of the sun by the molecules
of ozone gas in the upper at
mospheric levels. Through such
absorption the air becomes in
tenSely hot,
The Washington times., 1931-05-15
REEDS RETURN
PREDICTED As
HAWES QUITS
Mlssourian Is Urged to Make
Senate Race; Party Needs
Him, Says King, of Utah

The figure of former Senator
James A. Reed, the white-haired
Missouri Demo ocrat, appeared
upon the national political hori.
zon today with the decision of
Senator Harry B. Halves to retire
from the Senate at the end of
his present term.
A host of Fighting Jim's friends
nave launched a movement to
draft him to run for HaweS' tOga
IN 1892. If this move succeeds,
Reed will have the earnest sup
port Of his Democratic colleagues
on Capitol Hill, who have sOreIy
missed his leadership, courage
and elOquence since he went into
retirement two years ago.
Praised by Senator
Reed himself did not lend much
encouragement to the movement
in his behalf today. He is in
Washington arguing case before
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. The former Senator said
Smilingly:
II guess you had better count
me out"
The attitude of Reeds Sena-
torial colleagues was revealed by
Senator William H. King CD
Of Utah, one of the elder states
men of his party. who said:
zone is reluctant to make
suggestions as to what should
be done in another State or
what our party should be in
that State, but instinctiveIy
when one thinks of Missouri
you think of Reed.
"He is one of the OutStand-
ing political figures of his gen
Grafton. His ability. courage,
devotion to fundamental prin-
cipIes of democracy stamp him
as one of the great men of our
nation and one Of our greatest
Democrats"
The Washington times., 1931-05-15

NEW YORK, May l5.-Condi-
tions of weather are intimately
related to the action Of a layer
of ozone in the uppermost part
of the atmosphere.
When there are storms or
cyclones. the atmosphere as high
as 80 to 40 miles above the sea
level is affected.
The state Of the upper atmos-
phere, more than 13 miles above
the sea, has a great deal to do
with the weather changes and
climate on the earth.
This is pointed out by DR.. G.
M B. Dobson. British meteorolo-
The Washington times., 1931-05-15
TlUO Crippled Ships
SteUn1inQ for Port

SAN FRANCISCO, May Is
U.N.S0 1.-Two crippled freight
vessels, Ipswich and Helen Whit
tier, were making their way here
today. One was afire and the
other had struck a submerged
reef. but neither was believed to
be in danger.
The Washington times., 1931-05-15
sPEEDER FINED $25

Melvin F. Cress was fined $25
and cost by Police Court Judge
Charles w. Woodward in Rock
vile for exceeding 40 miles an
hour.
The Washington times., 1931-05-15
S10O BILL STOLEN

Jean Monk, rs New York Ave.
N. w, told police her apartment
was entered late yesterday and Q
$lOO bill and jewelry valued at
$68 were stolen.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
W A R VETERANS
DEMAND FULL
BONUSPAY
Representative Patman, Texas,
Leads Group; Plan Sought
to Bring Back Prosperity

The "pay-in-full'' organizations
of world ,was veterans, which
want the Treasury to liquidate
the full face value of the bonus
certificates held by ex-service men,
will meet in Chicago Friday to
frame a new drive on Congress.
Led by Representative Wright
Patman (D.) of Texas, these ex-
service groups will organize their
new campaign as "fOllOw-up" to
their victory of last winter, when
Congress enacted the measure
permitting them to cash their ad'
justed service certificates up to
so per cent of their value.
Among those who will attend
the Chicago conference are: John
E. Staley, of Los Angeles, ma
tional commander of the Veterans
Prosperity Organization; w. j.
Howells, president of the Veterans
Prosperity League; Laurence N.
Sicha, head of the American
Federation of World War
Veterans, and Major Thomas j.
Leary, of the Air Service
Mechanics of the World War.
Representative Patman said to-
day:
"It will cost the Government
slightly more than S2,OOO,OOO,-
900 to pay off the adjusted COM
pensatiOn in full. believe
this will be done at the next
session of Congress-. Doing so
will help tremendously in re-
storing national prosperity.
''William Randolph Hearst
deserves the thanks of the vet
Grams and the country for lead
ing in the fight for increasing
the loan value of the certifi.
Gates"
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
ESSAY AUTHORS
RECEIVE BIDS

Children who will be presented
with honor certificates at exer-
cises Friday night at Langley
Junior High School for the best
essays written in the contest
sponsored by The Washington
Times will receive invitations to
be present with their parents.
These are students whose
essays, representing the best in
their respective schools, reached
the grade judges but did not win
medals. All other students who
wrote best class essays will re-
ceive their certificates in their
respective schools.
Arrangements are being made
to make the evening as pleasant
as possible for the children. Most
of the program will be devoted
to the presentations of the med
ais and certificates and music
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
under direction of Capt. John L.
King, commander, and Lieut.. Al
vim I, Lorig, bandmaster.
One of the features of the even
ing will be the reading by George
Adams of the grand prize essay
written by Kenneth Ellsworth,
Seventh grade student of the
John Eaton School.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
COURT BUILDING
PLANS RUSHED

The office of the Architect of
the Capitol today began prepara-
ton of detailed specifications for
the new building of the United
States Supreme Court, following
approval of the general plans
yesterday by the Supreme Court
Building Commission.
At the same time, David Lynn,
architect of the Capitol, an
nounced a contract for construc-
ton. of the new conservatory of
the Botanic Gardens had been
awarded to the George A. Fuller
Co., of Washington and New
York. The bid was $604,000.
Plans for the Supreme Court
building were drawn by Cox
Gilbert, who designed the Treas
ury annex and the building of
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce. Congress has author
lied an expenditure of $9,740,00G
for the building.
Mr.. Lynn expects to have the
specifications completed by July
Is, and bids probably will be
opened early in September. The
structure will be of marble, three
stories in height.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
P { PCO PLANS
COURT FIGHT

The Potomac Electric Power
Company board of directors will
meet late today to map out a plan
of campaign against the order the
Public Utilities Commission issued
yesterday setting up new slid
ing scale for electric rates in the
Capital.
Having the effect of vacating
the consent decree handed down
in Equity Court in December, 1924,
the commission aimed the order
to cut down what it termed eX-
cessive return which the company
has enjoyed under the sliding
scale in the decree.
1t is considered certain the
company will carry its fight to
the District Supreme Court in an
effort to have the order vOided.
The new sliding scale cuts the
rate of return from 71a to per
cent. It provides that when the
return is between z and per
cent, half the excess profits will
be used for rate reduction; when
between 8 and 9 per cent, three.
fourths of the profits will be used,
and when above 9 per cent, five.
sixths of the profits will be used
The order pointed out that the
last rate fixing hearing developed
that the company is now enjoying
a 10 per cent return.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
Parking on Pedestrian
Traffic Line Sure
To Win Tags

A "Mr. Follin" leases a lot
on Ohio Avenue between Thir-
teenth and Thirteenth-and-a-
half Streets from the Federal
Government. He rents parking
space for two-bits a day. Cars
park in Mr.. Follin's care have
in many instance been left
half on the lot and half on
the sidewalk, much to the an
noyance to pedestrians.
Park police said today cars
parked on the sidewalk will be
tagged and their owners hailed
into court. Nothing would be
done to Mr.. Follin, they said.
That is, nothing will be done
to him unless the owners prove
it was not they, but Mr.. Follin
who actually parked the cars.
In that case, Mr.. Follin would
be in line to fall heir to the
pink tickets.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
CIRCUIT
SKATERS
CRAFT
Edward Grier, Salesman, and
Jimmy Hamilton Narrowly
Escape Death in Flames

Two men were forced to leap
for their lives today when their
speedboat exploded and caught
fire in the Potomac River, near
Highway Bridge.
Edward Grier, a salesman for
Stanley Horner Motor Company,
and Jimmy Hamilton, Silver
Springs, Md, were in the boat off
Arlington Beach at the time.
Reach Shore Safely
The boat was only a short dis
tance from the beach at the time
and, despite their water-SOaked
clothing, the men swan safely
ashore.
No. 13 Engine Company was
summoned and played water on
the flaming boat. Police said the
craft, although made of metal, is
. complete loss. It is believed
the explosion was caused by a
short circuit.
Grier Is Salesman
Mr.. Grier, a salesman in the
marine department of the COM
pany, lives at 1000 Sixteenth st.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
To HEAR
POST OFFERS

Trustees of the estate of John
R. Mclean will present the offer
of $3,000,O0O made by David
Lawrence, for the Washington
Post, together with several other
offers expected to be made to
the District Supreme Court with
in the next few days, Wilton j.
Lambert, representing the trus-
tees, stated today.
The offer made by Lawrence
is said to have been 100000 cash
and $2,200,000 in mortgage notes
to be secured by the property.
Although the offer is said to
be acceptable to Edward Bealle
Mclean and the American Sc
curity and Trust Company. it is
believed more than likely that
Mrs. Mclean, estranged wife of
the publisher, may file an injunc-
tion to restrain the trustees from
disposing of the property.
On arriving here last night
from Newport, r. l., Mrs. Nc
Lean declared she will never con.
sent to the sale of the Post, but
will protect the interests of her
two sons, John R., 16, and Ed.
ward B., jr., 13 years old. At
the time she had not been told
of the offer on the terms of the
sale.
Attorneys A. A. Hoehling, Frank
Hogan, Albert Fox and Nelson T.
Harrison were comforting today
in regard to what action may be
taken. On the other hand, at
torneys for the publisher are pre-
pairing to submit the offer to the
court with their recommendation
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
Tean1ster, 70, Hurt
When Struck bv Car

James B. Lovelace, 10, of Ben
ming, D. c., is at Casualty Hos
pital in a serious condition from
injuries received early today,
when his two-horse team was
struck by an automobile on
Florida Ave. near Ninth st. N. E.
The automobile was driven by
Hugh M. Ritterbush, q, Of 1857
Irving st. N. w., who is held oy
police pending the outcome of
Lovelace's injuries. Lovelace suf-
fered a broken leg, broken arm
and q possible skull fracture.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
CLAUDEL GIVEN
c. j. DEGREE
Times Staff Photo

Since no method has yet been
found for the study of the "im,
mortal soul in an objective fash
ion," the study of religion has
been left to agencies other than
the public school system.
This statement was made to
day by DR.. William John Cooper,
United States Commissioner OF
Education, in his commencement
address at graduation exercises at
Catholic University. DR.. Cooper
declared:
"The public school system is
concerned with the individuals
abilities to adjust himself to the
natural and social environments.
This leaves the question of the
development of the soul to relig-
ion in human life.'
M. Paul Claudel, ambassador
from France, received the hon
orary degree of doctor of laws
from the Most Rev Michael j
Curley, archbishop of Baltimore
and chancellor of the University
In one of the largest classes
ever to be graduated from the
university, 454 students received
degrees and diplomas.
Joseph Francis Carven, who
achieved the highest scholastic
record in his class, delivered the
valedictory, and the exercises
closed with the benediction by
the archbishop.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
TAX|CAB DRIVER
DISAPPEARS
Times Staff Photo

Mrs. Howard Hilbert, 831 Rock
Creek Church Rd. N. W., today
asked police to search for her hus-
band, a taxi driver, who has been
missing since June 7, when he is
said to have driven two Marines
to some point in Prince Georges
county, Md. At Woods Corner,
Md, the abandoned cab was
found two days later.
Although Mrs. HILBERT eX-
pressed fear that her husband
may have met with foul play, resi-.
dents of the section near where
the cab was found declare the
driver had been in the habit of
visiting the vicinity.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
SIS MasOns VIII Get
Scottish Rite Dearee

The annual spring session of
the Scottish Rite Masons in
Alexandria will be concluded to-
morrow evening after degrees
have been conferred on SIS candi-
dates.
A banquet will be held at the
George Mason Hotel tomorrow
night to celebrate the initiation
OF the new candidates. DR..
Robert S. Barrett will be the
toastmaster and H. H. Porter, of
Washington, will deliver the
principal address.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
HEARING ON CAS-
PRESSURENE

The Public Utilities Commission
has virtually decided to conduct
o public hearing in the near
future on the petition of the
washington Gas Light Company
to increase its pressure in trans
mission mains to a miximum of
10 inches.
Supporting a lengthy technical
report on the matter with letters
from the Bureau of Standards
and neutral experts, the company
asked the increase of 2 inches
the maximum over the temporary
maximum pressure standard Of
eight inches set by the commits
sion last February. The COM
pany also asks a minimum pres
sure standard of 2 inches.
That a public hearing is i'm
minent is forecast from the ex-
perience gas consumers had last
winter when high pressure was
blamed for increases in thousands
of gas bills.
The commission is also con-
gidering a proposal of a new
method under which consumers
will receive compensation when
subjected to high pressure.