Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 285, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1931 — Page 11

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GREENFIELD TO! BATTLE LOSS OF INTERIM Company’s Right to Halt Service Is Contested by Officials. PUT UP TO COMMISSION System of Management Is Assailed in Brief Filed Today. Question of whether a public utility can abandon an unprofitable service and still keep its original franchise covering the profitable portion of the business was placed | squarely before the public service j commission today. The question is raised in a brief filed by Mayor A. C. Downing and j Robert F. Reeves, city attorney, of Greenfield The officials are fight- ! ing to retain the eastern branch of j the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern interurban operating be- i tween Indianapolis and Richmond, j through Greenfield. Petition to abandon the line is pending before the commission, having been filed in the name of Elmer Stout, receiver. Approval of the abandonment already has been granted in Marion superior court. Management Is Scored In addition to setting cut the question of the right to abandon part and not all of the T. H., I. & E., the brief goes into the matter of management, which company witnesses have testified resulted in losses, rather than profits. Commenting on these alleged losses, the brief sets out: “The city of Greenfield has made no effort, either by evidence or argument, to deny, dispute or analize the audits submitted in this cause. The audits introduced by the petitioner, as well as the audit of the commission, seem to show that for some reason the petitioner’s company is operating at a loss. “It is not surprising that this is true. Public Held Sufferer “A company that can discontinue the operation of more than a third of its trackage and continue on the pay roll all its executives and administrative force at practically the same salary and office outlay, that can cut seventy-two car hours off a sixty-elght-mile division without a corresponding reduction in its train crews, and buy outright and operate a bus line to compete with its railroad, must, for some reason not apparent to the general public, desire to land on a junk heap rather thaYi in the lap of public favor. “This policy may be pleasing to the reputed owners of about 50 per j cent of the common stock and 70 per cent of the preferred stock, but it is rather hard on the .minority stock and bond holders and the public. Denies Abandonment Right “We are content, however, to rely upon the proposition, stated in different ways, under our points and authorities, that a public utility, by acceptance of a franchise from the state, assumes and agrees to furnish a certain adequate service to the public. and that it can not abandon or avoid its obligation in this regard so long as it retains that franchise, no matter how unprofitable the operation may be or become. “It either must continue to furnish the service for which it was' organized or surrender absolutely its right granted by the state, authorizing it to undertake the service.” Beneath the points at issue, as set out in today’s brief, there also is the threat of Insull power competition for the Greenfield municipal electric plant, Mayor Downing declared. Insull, it is said, is the majority stockholder in the line, and with its abandonment will have power to sell cheaply in Greenfield. 4.000 FAIL TO OBTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE PLATES Keport Submitted for Howard County Blames Lack of Money. Bii Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., April 9.—Howard county has approximately 4,000- motor vehicles, of which 3.500 are passenger cars, for which no 1931 licenses have been issued, according to a report of the state license bureau. operated by William Workman. Lack of funds with which to purchase 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 13,000 pairs of automobile license plates and 2.200 pairs of truck plates to Howard county for distribution in 1931. To date 9.350 pairs of automobile licenses have been issued and 1,680 pairs of truck licenses. HE'S REAL UNION MAN number Let Ow n Home Be Flooded on Sunday, Says Wife. By United Press CHICAGO. April 9.—Mrs. Evelyn Metcalfe charged in a divorce suit on file today that her husband William, a plumber, allowed their bouse to become flooded last Sunday by water from a broken pipe, which he refused to repair because rules of his union prohibited him from Working on Sunday. —— —i Kentucky's Woman Treasurer Hurt By United /-resit MORGANFIELD, Kv.. April 9. 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 suffered near her® Wednesday night when tile auto driven by her chauffeur, blew out a tire and overturned.

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Daring men, no doubt, but are they wise? Shown with their rebuilt Arctice submarine Nautilus, are the able Commander Danenbower (above) and Sir Hubert Wilkins (small inset). The vast unexplored ice areas beneath which they hove to travel are well shown on the map. This is the first of a series of articles written for The Times and N. E. A. Service by Admiral Hugh Rodman. U. S. N.. retired, in which he describes the hazards to be encountered by the Nautilus, Wilkins submarine, in its projected nolar voyage under the Arctic ice fields. BY ADMIRAL HUGH RODMAN Written for NEA Service and The Times __ "1 \ j AomiN cj x ON, April 9.—A1l the world has thrilled to the daring VV and romantic plans of Captain Sir George Hubert Wilkins to make a submarine passage under the Arctic ice pack. But it should be just as willing to condemn foolhardiness, particu-

larly when the results are unlikely to add one iota to the xvorld’s benefits, and little to the scientific information that is not already known. Sir Hubert plans to cross from the vicinity of Spitzbergen vit the north pole to Bering Strait in the North Pacific. Os this distance about 1,500 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 submarine work. The Nautilus will be in the hands of an expert. Since four days submerged without fresh air is the ordinary limit of a submarine’s endurance, it is hoped to extend six days by the use of chemicals and improved appliances.

The pair of Diesel engines, one for each of her twin screws, are used for propulsion and the recharging of batteries while running on the surface. But they can not be used under water.

When the craft is submerged, motive power, lighting, heating and all other purposes are entirely dependent upon the storage batteries. When these become exhausted it 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 submerged cruising radius of from fiftyfive 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. Craft’s Speed Reduced If my estimate is correct, and the Nautilus were to use the full battery 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 recharging. The amount of fuel consumed in recharging is equivalent to that consumed in 100 miles of surface cruising. Considering together the twentyone hours of cruising and the eight hours of recharging whilg stationary, the craft's average speed would be reduced to one and onehalf knots at best. Hence to make 1,500 miles submerged it would require 1,000 hours, or about forty-two days, provided that her underwater cruising limits could be distributed so that at the end of each battery limit she could come to the surface, recharge, 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 approached, the gyro compass lias less directive force. Should it fail to function fron\ lack of power to drive it, or from a mishap or breakdown, there would be no way left, of which I am aware, by

‘I’M A FAKE; CONFESSES MEDIUM WHO CONVERTED SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

BY HARRY FERGUSON I'nited Press Staff 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 a faker and threatened to become a cement 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 1.000 seances; called forth his Paladino, his famous spiritvoice. and produced a message from Harry Hcudini. When Nino decided a few days

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which geographic location could even be approximated. The submarine then would be absolutely helpless. If she attempted to get from under the ice by the shortest route to open water she could not direct her course, and would be hopelessly lost.

NAME CHURCH HEADS Two New Directors Take Union Posts. Two new directors of the Indianapolis Christian Church Union took office today. Elected unanimously at the meeting of the union in the West Morris Street Christian church Wednesday night, they are: The Rev. F. W. Bumham, 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 board. Kelley took the place of H. V. Racquet, who resigned. Other members of the board who were re-elected are: E. E. Mooreman, O. H. Greist, Charles B. Marshall. George \V. Payne and Jesse E. Martin. DR. PAUL TO CHICAGO Former Taylor University President to Be Editor-Evangelist. By United Press UPLAND. Ind.. April 9.—EJr. 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, a publication devoted to world events, and editor of Christian Witness. a national religious weekly. He resigned as president of the university in February, but will continue as head of the Legal Hundred, composed of university trustees.

ago that there was a permanent depression in the ghost business, he went to Joseph Dunninger. a magician, who exposes fake mediums. wept on Dunninger's shoulder and told him this idea of being a medium was all a mistake. Dunninger summoned members of the pi-css. B S B ‘ r T''HIS,” he said, “is Nino Pecoraro, whom I consider one of the three best mediums in the world. Eleven years ago he confirmed the belief of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in spiritualism bv producing during a seance what was purported to be the spirit of Sir Arthur’s dead sop. Subsequent-

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FREEDOM OR DEATH FACED BY KIRKLAND Only Counts Remaining in Gin Party Case Have Chair Penalty. SECOND TRIAL APRIL 29 — None of Co-Defendants Will Be on Stand, Prosecutor . Announces. By Times Special VALPARAISO, Ind., April 9. When Virgil Kirkland goes on trial for a second time charged with the murder of Miss Arlene Draves, 18-year-eld 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 G. Estill, Lake county prosecutor, in discussing plans for the second trial which will be held April 29 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 instrument. The remaining two allege respectively murder in commission of a felony and murder in an attempt to commit a felony. Conviction of either carries a mandatory death penalty. A jury in the first trial fixed life imprisonment as the sentence. The state will not call as witnesses any of the four men indicted with Kirkland, all on murder charges. They are David Thompson, at whose home the party was held; Paul Barton, Leon Stanford and Henry Shirk. While the preceding 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 prosecutor said. He refused to discuss the nature of their testimony, further than to say it would bolster the state’s theory that the girl was ; criminally assaulted by Kirkland. Trial of Thompson, which had I been set for April 24, has been indefinitely postponed at Estill’s re- ! quest. Dates for trials of the other three have not been set. “I do not believe any of the de- | fendants deserve any consideration,” the prosecutor declared. “If the defense is looking for a fight they certainly are going to get it from this office.”

Win the Marble Title and Swim in the Ocean Swimmin’ in the ocean! It’s got the famous “old swnpmin’ hole” beat a dozen ways, according to the sixty marble champs who gather yearly at Ocean City, N. J., for the national marble tourney. This year an Indianapolis boy—or girl—wifi have the thrill of riding the waves of the Atlantic, for the winner of the marble tourney being conducted by The Times will be entered in the national finals, to be held the week of June 21, The Ocean City beach is as fine as any on the east coast. And it is just one of a dozen attractions for the marble champs at Ocean City. It will be a week never to be forgotten for the Indianapolis champion. Read the rules in full as they appeared in Wednesday’s Times then sign the entry blank on Page 4.

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rather than in debates on the floor. He' was particularly active in advocating preparedness of itie Rooseveltian 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 industry. 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, became 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 precedents became one of the leading parliamentary 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 ejected speaker. Longworth believed that in addition to presiding over the house, the speaker should take part in its *ork, and he practiced his’ belief. In conjunction with the Republican floor leader, John Q. Tilson of Connecticut and the rules committee chairman, Bertrand H. Snell of New

ly, 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 do 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 a a AFTER being tightly bound, the medium retired into a cabinet while Sir Arthur and his guests clasped hands, sang

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NEGLECTS TOTS FOR BEER ‘FETE’ Mother Agrees in Court to Mend Her Ways. A mother who left her children in a cold upstairs room while she “threw” a beer party on the lower floor must take them to Bloomington, away from contaminating influences here. She is Mrs. Thomas Campbell, 36 West Thirteenth street, who agreed to live with the youngsters, 4 and 5, in her mother’s home, when Judge John F. Geckler, in juvenile court today, told her the alternative was thirty days in women’s 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 judgmeht on Mrs. Marguerite Markey, 4431 Clifton street, was withheld. Fox is to be tried this afternoon i in municipal court lour on blind [ tiger charges.

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 President’s policies, but only when he was convinced that the majority of the Republican house members were against the President. The leading instance was the World war veterans’ loan bill, passed by both houses over Mr. Hoover’s veto. On rare occasions, he left the Speaker's chair to address the house in person, once in support of a navy bill, again in support of veterans’ legislation. Longworth was “Nick” in Washington, in Aiken, Cincinnati or wherever he might go. For twentyfive years he and his brilliant wife played a merry game of society and politics, and on Massachusetts avenue they were master and mistress of the most cosmopolitan home in Washington. Their salons were brilliant, their parties original and their attendance was sought by many. Restored Famous Pompadour They observed their silver wedding anniversary in characteristic manner last February. “Princess Alice” restored her famous pompadour. she resurrected one of her trousseau dresses, and among her guests she made as many as possible of those who attended her wedding in 1906. They came in the

“Nearer My God to Thee,” and darkened the room. Pecoraro quickly squirmed out of the ropes and handcuffs which bound him, wrote a perfect imitation of the handwriting of Sir Arthur's son on a pad of paper, reproduced the son’s voice and crawled back into the ropes and handcuffs. “Now,” he said Wednesday night, “I will do my act.” Dunninger bound him to a chair, sewed leather mittens on his hands and knotted a rope around his neck. Pecoraro retired behind a black curtain in front of which was a table bearing an accordion, a pad of writing paper and pencil. The lights

Working Wives It’s a burning question, this one: Should a wife hold a job? Every one has an opinion, most of them decidedly vigorous ones, on the subject. What is yours? The best affirmative answer will win $lO, and the best negative one an equal amount in The Times contest, ending next Thursday at midnight. Write not more than 250 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 a problem that has aroused a world of controversy. Let’s have your views.

INFANT ROUTS AUTO BANDITS Thieves Abandon Car When Baby Goes ‘Boo.’ These bold, baa men who prowl the city’s streets and alleys by night aren't nearly as tough as they’re painted, 8-nionths-old Marvin Hart Jr. was telling the world today. His infantile “Boo!” scared two of them out of their wits Wednesday night, when they tried to steal the auto in which he was sleeping. Mrs. Charles R. Bush, 420 East North street, Apartment 8, th 6 baby’s foster mother, parked her auto in front of her home for just a minute and ran inside. When she emerged the car was gone. So was Marvin Hart Jr. Police squads answered her call to police headquarters and soon radio squads throughout the city were on the lookout. “I just couldn’t sit here,” Mrs. Bush said today. “ I was walking along the street with my husband, and I looked up and found the car. It was only in the next block. I couldn’t believe my eyes.” There was the coupe, nosed into the curb. In the rear Marvin, his mission of frightening away the bad men accomplished, had gone blissfully back to sleep. costumes of the period, and Longworth provided much of the fun. Persons who met him for the first time often to their delight and amazement were listening before the end of the evening to the speaker’s classical piano repertoire or, more amazing, perhaps, to his vocal rendition of “Down Where the Wurzburger Flows.” Early in his congressional career Longworth formed that unique friendship with the man who now is leader of the Democratic side in the house and whp will be speaker if the Democrats take control, Representative John N. Garner of Texas, an old-fashioned, bluntspoken, rough-cornered plainsman, as complete a contrast with Longworth in his careless personal appearance and background as could be found in the house. Their joking about the automobile furnished the Speaker has become a classic. Garner, because ot the even division of the house, has called it “our car.” In fact, he rode in it about as much as Longworth because they were together so much. The pair often was together in the hideway office in. the Capitol basement, where Longworth sought seclusion from the countless visitors who descended upon his offical and far more pretentious offices just off the house floor.

were left on; there was no singing. 808 GOON Pecoraro’s hand appeared from behind the curtain, grasped the pencil and paper*and wrote; “I still live—Houdini.” Dunninger said the handwriting was an exact duplicate of Houdini’s, and added that Pecoraro had practiced for months to perfect it. Then the famous spiritvoice 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 virutallly was the same seance he gave before Sir Arthur, but explained it was

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Not all the buds that blossom these warm days are on trees! Young America is moving out into the sun, as witness (in the top left photb) Amos McMillin, 1803 East Tabor street, in concocting a sand pile pie. Upper right, springtime romance stirs sun-suited Alfred Koehring, 2619 Applegate street, to unwrap a candy kiss for the girl of his dreams, Miss Roberta Ellen Jones, 845 Southern avenue. In the lower photo the “craw-dad” season opens with Eugene Strack, 929 Bradbury avenue, and Charles Wilson, 926 Bradbury avenue, gently turning over the boulders while four of their chums meditate parental injunctions: “It's too early to go wading!”

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 Herbert Windurn, 3411 Carson avenue. To court attaches and Bert Miller, principal of the school, Windum charged his son Albert, 13, was subject to a severe beating Tuesday afternoon by Othniel Catt, teacher. Windurn presented Miller and court officials i statement signed by Dr. Kenneth I. Jeffries, who treated the boy, in which the physician declared the boy was suffering from severe bruises. Miller took up the case with Omer Green, Perry township trustee, who told The Times he “did not believe the matter would be serious.” He said he had not interviewed Catt. According to Windurn, his son and another boy were jabbing each other with pencils and they were forced to stay ’after school. Windurn said his boy was subjected to one blow with a paddle and when he resisted Catt administered several other blows. Windurn told authorities if action is not taken he would file charges against Catt. Green said it was “the first time this sort of thing has happened and I believe it will be all right in a few days.”

DENI PAVING PLEA Adverse Ruling Ends 3-Year Widening Battle. The three-year fight for widening and improving North Pennsylvania street from St. Clair to Sixteenth streets was at an end today as result of action taken by the wqrks board Wednesday. On recommendation of City Engineer A. H. Moore, the board denied a petition for the project filed in February, ~1928, basing the rejection on the fafet the cost would be excessive and that the city has insufficient funds at this time for the work. The board confirmed a resolution for paving of Ogden street from Sixteenth to Seventeenth streets. It rescinded action on paving of Twenty-third street from Montcalm to Harding streets, suggesting that property owners file anew petition for paving of the street between Harding street and Sugar Grove avenue. De Pauw Man Chosen By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 9. Dr. Waldo F. Mitchell, head of the De Pauw university economics department, has beqp 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 Professor Bogardus.

much more effective in a darkened room with organ music and singing. BUB THEN the curtain was pulled back and Pecoraro was sitting there with the leather mittens on the floor, the ropes untied and his shirt half off. The par-tial-removal of the shirt, he declared, was how he wriggled out of the ropes. Explaining that poor business had driven him out of the medium Pecoraro said he was tom 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.

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 arrest warrants, batter their way into private homes with no regard for residents were the target of scathing criticism today by Municipal Judge Clifton R. Cameron. Charges of operating a blind tiger and resisting arrest against Robert Adams, 28, of 858 North East street, were thrown out of court by Cameron, after he had upheld a motion to suppress evidence. Testimony in the case revealed that Sergeant Harry Smith and members of his “mop” squad battered down a door to obtain entrance to Adams’ house Wednesday afternoon. Police, at Adams’ house and in court today, admitted they had neither an arrest or search warrant and had made the raid on “information.” 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 filed 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 admit 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 lacerations today. “Had Right to Shoot” Although no testimony on the amount of liquor found in Adams' house was admitted in court. T. Ernest Maholm, defease attorney, said officers found about twelve bottles of home brew on the premises. When Maholm entered a not guilty plea for Adams, he added that “Adams had a right to shoot these men when they didn’t have warrants.” “The entrance was illegal and there will be no more evidence presented against Adams,” Cameron said, ruling on the motion to suppress. “The law is straight, clean and clear on this point.” Cop Gets Violent “No matter how much information you had, you had no right to break down a door to gain admittance to the defendant’s house. Without a search warrant, no police 1 officer had a right on the defendant’s premises, or any business in his house.” Patrolman Kent Yoh of the squad said he had “reliable information” that the liquor law was being violated in Adams’ house before the raid was made. Yoh, angered under questioning of Maholm on whether he was the officer who struck Adams, threatened Maholm with a“punch on the nose” if “you ever bawl me out in court again.” PASTOR SON OF NOTED CLERGYMAN SUCCUMBS South Bend Presbyterian Pulpit Left Vacant by Death. By Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 9. The Rev. Archibald McClure, 40, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, died Wednesday morning in Epworth hospital, which he entered Monday for a slight operation. Death was caused by his failure to withstand the shock of the operation. He was a son of one of the famous Presbyterian pastors of the coqntry, the Rev. James G. K. McClure. 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 a year studying immigrants in America and at the conclusion of his studies he wrote a. book entitled “The Leadership of the New America.” In 1917 he became pastor of the Firestone Park Presbyterian church. Akron, 0., remaining there until 1920, when he was called to the South Bend pulpit. He was married in Akron on July 28, 1920, to Miss Hazel M. Hostettler. She and two children survive. The funeral will take place Friday. Ice Pick Stabber Arrives A card game argument ended Wednesday night when Leon West, Negro, 1653 Alvord street, stabbed Richard Bresher, Negro, 401 West Walnut street, in the hand and shoulder with an ice pick. Both are under arrest.

These Boys! By United Press COLUMBUS, 0., April 9. Texas Tyler, on a stroll from Texas to Philadelphia, was found beneath a tree here complaining that his legs had gone back on him temporarily although he is only 97. 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 14, and had spent the rest of his life as a "cowboy nomad.” “Never seen a road yet I couldn’t pull through,” remarked Tyler.