Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 276, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1920 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Today, fair and warmer; Sunday cloudy; by night unsettled.

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ANTI-CARRANZA FACTIONS FORM NEW REPUBLIC Mexican Revolutionists Name Francisco de la Bara as President. FOR OPEN-DOOR POLICY SAN ANTONIO, March 27—A1l factions in Mexico engaged in anti-Carranza activities have formed a coalition provisional government, with former President Francisco de la Bara as president. This announcement came from an authentic source here today. The new provisional government's platform includes an open-door policy toward all foreigner and promises protection to foreign capital Invested in Mexico. Two representatives of each faction represented in the coalition are in the cabinet of the new government. DIA* OPPOSED BV MADERO MEN. Provisional President De la Bara is in Paris, where he has lived since 1913. The coalition, it is said here, was largelv the work of Pelalsta representatives in the United States and at first the name of Felix Diaz, nephew of the former dictator, was proposed as president, but his name met strong opposition from former f .Tower- of President Madero. The immediate program of the coalition was declared to be uncertain. Whether it will engage in a concerted movement against the Mexican government in an attempt to seat its own man, will depend largely on the events of the next few months, according to information secured here. MAT WAIT RESULT OF ELECTION. There is a strong rumor in Mexico that Ambassador Bonillas, if elected pres ident, will have the moral support of the United States and if this Should prove to be tlm case, the provisional government, wfll take no steps, but watch the developments of the Bonillas regime. The factions included in the new coaliare the Fellcisats. the Pelaistas. Villistas. the Zapatistas and independent revolutionary elements. The program Includes the re-establish-ment of the constitution of 1557, the establishment of a government that will give guarantees to both foreigners and nationals, the establishment of diplomatic relations with all foreign nations and the- protection of foreign property and the open-door policy regarding all foreign capital. TRYING TO LIFT ARMS EMBARGO MEXICO CITY, March 27—NegotiaLtlons are being conducted in the United which will soon lead to the lifting ■p the embargo on arms and munitions from America into Mexico, it Atofflclally intimated her today. officials viewed the negoof the highest importance, believe “f DH from the !'■ pci Stares would President < afunza's troops to X pacification of the country be coming presidential elections. TRIO AND BOOZE FALLTNTO TRAP Federal Agents Say They Made Purchase at $27 Per. Real bottled-in-bond stuff—fifty-seven half pints and forty-four pints df It. They've got it at police headquarter*. Toe Gi tiff re, 48. of 517 Weghorst street and his wife, Mamie, went with it. Federal agents say the Gluffres got |27 a quart for the booze. An obliging taxi driver was the cause of it all. fie was Clifford Douglas, SI, of 525 South Waxman avenue. Clifford, too. fell in the trap, i'ederal agents approached a group of taxi men on Ulinois street last night and ked if any of them knew where they could get a bottle. They chorused “yes,” but Douglas drew the Job. The agents say they gave Douglaa $27 and he got them a quart from Mrs. Gi tiff re. Then came the raid at tbe Giuffre home. Fred Bonfleld. republican political worker, signed the bonds of the three alleged bootleggers. Illinois Women to Vote in Primaries CHICAGO, March 27.—Illinois women will be permitted to vote at the presidential preference primary election April 13. regardless of whether the necessary number of states ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment. Attorney General Brundage to<Jpy reversed his former adverse ruling and declared women could vote, after Gov. Frank O. Lowden asked for a separate ballot plan which would not Invalidate primary elections. Lewis Tells Miners to Move Cautiously PEORIA, 111.. March 27.—Acting Presl dent Lewis, of the United Mine Workers of America has wired President Farmington of Illinois that the Illinois mine workers should not act too hastily In quitting work on April 1. Farrington wired Lewis a few days ago that the Illinois men would not work after March 31, under the present agreement, but Lewis advised a delay until after the conference of the miners and oprators, which will be held within the next few days. Says Germans Hide Great New Army PARIS, March 27—Germany, in the event of mobilization, can place an army of 3,400.000 men In the field, says Henry Didou, well-known French war corre-j-pondent, in a dispatch to Le Journal, from Mayonce. He adds that Germany secretly has re-enforced her once famous war machine, which in 1918 was virtually shat tered. v Officers, he says, are available to command an army of 4,000,000 men. He’s in Again! WASHINGTON, March 27 —Reiterating his statement of March 8 that he is not a candidate for the presidential nomination, Herbert Hoover today in a lettei to the Plumb Plan league, announced that “as a citizen” he advocates full publicity of campaign funds.

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FOSTER LOOKS LIKE CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS State Committee Session on and Senate Nominee to Be Named. CHAIRMAN SALLEE QUITS Samuel M. Foster of Ft. Wayne was expected to be named as the candidate for the democratic nomination for United States senator when the 'lndiana democratic central committee went into session at noon today. A. C. Sallee, state chairman, presented his resignation to the committee. Benjamin Bosse, mayor of Evansville, was expected to be named to succeed him. Besides Mr. Foster, the names of John C. Snyder of Crawfordsvllle and Bernard B. Shively of Marion were presented to the committee for consideration. In advance of the meeting, however, a majoriiy of the members of the committee had expressed themselves in favor of the naming of Mr. Foster. The name of Thomas Taggart was not expected to be presented to the committee. % TAGGART WITHDRAWAL CREATES SITUATION. The naming of a candidate by the committee was made necessary by the withdrawal of Mr. Taggart from the race for the nomination, but his friends have been urging him to reconsider hK ! decision. The final word from Mr. Taggart was | received just before the committee went Into session. Edward G. Hoffman of Ft. Wayne, secretary of tbe democratic national committee, called him on the long dis tance telephone at French Lick in a last effort to persuade him to make the race and Mr. Taggart declared he would not permit his name* to be considered. Mr. Foster is president of the Lincoln National hank at Ft. Wayne. At the present time he la a candidate for the democratic nomination for lieuj tenant governor. His withdrawal will | leave the democrats' temporarily without ! a candidate for that office. Mr. Foster has for many years been prominent in business circles in Indiana. He is 68 years old and is a graduate of Yale university. He took up his residence in Ft. Wayne in 1879 and was successivly a lawyer, a newspaper man and a business man. RESIGNATION O F SALLEE EXPEC TED. Mr. Sallee's resignation did not come as a surprise, as it was predicted some time ago. Theehairma n has repeatedly declared that he was financially unable to retain the position. Mr. Sallee became state chairman last January on the resignation of Fred VanNuys to become United States district attorney. Previously he had been secretary of the state committee for several years. Besides the naming of a candidate for tbe United States senate, the committee was expected to discuss plans for the campaign. One of tbe questions the committee was expected to diseuys was'whether the state law giving women tbe right to vote for presidential electors also gives them the right to vote for presidential candidates in the primary. Hungarian Regent Plans Dictatorship LONDON, March 27.—Admiral Horthy, ; regent of Hungary, is planning to proclaim a mild dictatorship because of the growing differences between political factions, said an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Vienna today. Ask Business Rating on Fraternity Phones Dwellers in fraternity bouses of Purdue university at Lafayette telephone too much, according to a complaint lodged with the state public service commission today by the Lafayette Telephone Company. The company would like the fraternities classified with business houses in order to charge them a higher rate. British Protectorate Predicted for Turkey PARIS, March 27.—A Brltlah protectorate Is to be proclaimed over Turkey, according to a report printed by the Eclair today. Damad Ferld, the new grand vizier at Constantinople, has agreed to accept the protectorate and will help Great Britain obtain hegemony over all Ishun. If tbe foregoing dispatch Is true and England is successful in securing the preponderant influence over the Moslem world It will give her virtual control of the Asiatic and northern African populations.

Looks Good Ahead, But —

This is a picture taken just west of the west end of the concrete that has been laid on the Michigan road In the laat year and a half. The motorist who approaches Indianapolis from the north finds this rather difficult to negotiate, but he can get through it, and when he does he can ride a little ways on a fine road, until he meets up with tbe inevitable “Road Closed" sign. Os course, he wonld not particularly care about riding on this concrete'if lie had any warning that it goes no place yet, and by attempting to make it a part of his route Into the city he is selecting a detour that even the road men themselves admit is impossible.

Here’s Proof of Steal by Wood Machine in Minnesota Primary

Seventh. These delegates will stand by the Presidential choice of the voters in this district* E. W CAMERON SEBASTIAN ZERWAS JAMES MacMULLEN GEO. W. RIED MRS. A. S. BUNDAY Press of The Thoa A. Clark Cos. -*

REDS PILLAGING GERMAN TOWNS Ebert Troops Hold Wesel After Artillery Battle. BERLIN, March 27.—Bands of German reds have broken awny from the spartacist army and are reported to have begun to pillage various parts of the country. Reports were received today from Plauen that detachments of communist raiders under Herr Hoeltz, a well-known spartaclst leader, were plundering many tovwis in that district. Tfbe reichswehr have captured Ootha from the spartaclst*. Heavy artillery duelling was reported from the Wesel district of Westphalia. Following a day of bombardments and sharp infantry fighting the city remained in the hands of the reichswehr. according to reports received here tonight The workmen’s army is showing a high degree of military skill. It is composed of ex-veteran* of the world war who learned the game of war on the battle fields of France and Russia. The reichswehr is directed mainly by young and Inexperienced officers. MUELLER HEADS NEW MINISTRY LONDON, March 27.—Hermann Mueller. former German foreign secretary, has accepted the post of chancellor, sue. ceeding Gustav Bauer, said a Berlin dispatch to tbe Times today. If Herr Mueller falls in his efforts to form anew coalition cabinet the task will be entrusted to Karl Leg ten, head the Federation of Labor Uloons, the dispatch added. Thirty civilians, mostly womsn snd children, have be*a> killed In the violent artillery duel between German reds and government troops it Wesel, said a riewi agency dispatch from Berlin today. Tbe bombardment continues. According to reports from Germany by way of Paris Chancellor Mueller's new ministry probably will be as follows: Foreign Secretary—Count BrockdorffRsntzau or Herr Landsber^. Vice Chancellor—Dr. Ropp Posts‘and Telegraph#—Dr. Giesberts. Minister of Finance—Dr. Gnno, director of the Ham burg-American line. Secretary of the Treasury—Dr. Wlrth Minister of the Justice—Hugo Haase. Minister of Agriculture—Gustav Bauer, former chancellor. Minister of Defense (War)—Herr Gessler. Minister of Publtc Works—Herr Schmidt. Minister of Reconstruction —Herr Btlberschmldt. ALLIES FORBID TROOP MOVEMENT PARlS,'March 27.—The allies today refused permission to the Gorman government to send 75,000 relchwehr troops into the Rhine provinces to restore order there. Woman Found Dead, Victim of Illness Death of Mrs. Mary Tanner, 72, wbe was found dead In her home Friday night, was dne to natural causes. Dr. George R 7 Christian, deputy coroner, said today. Mrs. Tanner lived alone at 827 North California street. Neighbors notified tbe police that she had not been seen for two days and Bicycle Officers Golnlsch and Maas investigated. She Is said to have two sisters living In the city

But wnat’s a little matter like ten or twelve miles to a motorist? Almost any real auto drive# Mkes to encounter difficulties once In a while. Aid If he be in a hurry he will not mind either retracing his path or riding all the way around Broad Ripple to get a road Into the city from the northwest. Otherwise he can try the cowpath that passes under the name of a “detour” to the south of the east end of tbe concrete that will some day be a road into In dlanapolls. Note the absence of a warning sign that the concrete road is not completed. A great many others have noted It when It j wasn’t so slight an incident. • 1

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1920.

Regular Republican Ballot for County and Congressional Conventions SEVENTH PRECINCT THIRTEENTH WARD Endorsed by Thirteenth Ward Wood Club MRS. C. W. BAILEY • O. J. ERTSGAARD THEO H. BUSCH CY O. GIBSON ' * JAMES MacMULLEN These delegates are pledged to ab(de by and carry out the result of the preference, vote for President.

Here are the exhibits In the case of the people of Minnesota vs. the managers of the primary campaign for Gen. Wood. ABOVE is the first ticket prepared by the state republican committee, which was also the Wood organization. It bore only the names of pledged Wood supporters as candidates for delegates to the state convention. The Lowden, Johnson and Hoover forces united in an attempt to balk this steal and published the original “Elephant” ballots (ON LEFT), tear>ing the names of candidates pledged to carry out the wishes of the voters as expressed in the primary. These ballots were reproduced in newspapers by the forces combined to balk the steal, so voters could demand them. The polls opened at 7 p. m. At 6:30 counterfeit "Elephant” ballots (ON RIGHT) were circulated by the Wood men. Voters were handed TWO WOOD BALLOTS—the one above and the “fake” one bearing the elephant on the right. The names on both were the same. This was done by Wood men at the booths. Except In cases where Workers for Low den, Johnson or Hoover reached the polls and pressed the Impartial ballots into the hands of voters, there was no choice whatever —every ballot cast was for Wood delegates.

WHEELER DARES DRY LAW’S FOES TO BACK REPEAL Says Anti-Saloon League Will Gladly Welcome Open Gage of Battle. FOR FIGHT TO A FINISH WILMINGTON, Del., March 27.—“A beer and wine candidate for president. If elected In the face of the eighteenth amendment, would announce to the world that the United States is winking at lawlessness,” declared Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon league, here today. “No one is fooled by calling It light wine and beer amendment,” Wheeler said. “It means the return of the old beer saloon, which wan a nuisance to the country and a menace to politics. “Every state that tried the experiment rejected it because It was Impossible to enforce a prohibition law- against liquor on a wine and beer twvls. u "Th# only honorable position for eery dldates for congre* snd president who ore against prohibition 1* to say *o openly and advocate the re#nbml#*ion o# the eighteenth amendment. “This is the way to decide whether there has been a reaction against prohibition. “We will gladly accept the gage of battle. “Dvery candidate who advocates heel* and wins will be fought to a finish by the dry force#, report# to the contrary notwithstanding." TRAIN AND BUS CRASH KILLS 4 Ten Injured In Philadelphia Traffic Accident. PHILADELPHIA, March 27—Three men S'd a girl were killed and eleven persons Injured In a collision today between a passenger motor bus and a P. St R. Hog Island train. Th# motor truck was loaded with employes of the Atlantic Refining Company, Point Breeze. Montenegro New Premier of Chile BANTIAGO. Chile, March 27—A new cabinet bas been formed with Pedro Montenegro at premier. Other ministers include. Industry, Malaquais; finance. Concha; war, Oryaraun; public instruction, Regulo Valenzuela; foreign relations, Bermudez. Monks Take Up Arms to Defend Christians ROME, March 27.—Heavy losses were sustained by the Franciscan Monks while defending Christians In Armenia against the Turks, !t. was announced by the chancellery of the Vatican today. Pope XV has contributed 50,000 lire for the relief of the Armenian Christians. Baroness to Depict . Tragedy of France The tragedy of northern France will be depicted by Ba-oness Hoard in a lecture to be given at the Hotel Severin at 8:30 o’clock next Thursday night. A motion picture also will be shown, In which the suffering of a mother In the war-devastated country is shown. Baroness Huard is the daughter of Francis Wilson, American actor, but has lived In France many years, and during the war she gave up her own chateau for hospital purposes. The meeting is under the auspices of the American committee for devastated France. Baroness Huard also will speak before several women’s organizations.

Canadian Coins Go Big in Phones Indianapolis persons know how to get full value for Canadian dimes and quarters. They put them in telephone pay stations. Phone company officials say so. The slump In the foreign exchange on the New York market has further reduced the purchasing power of Canadian money in Indiana, merchants claim. A Canadian dollar is worth 87 cents here.

STOLEN JEWELRY TRACED TO BOYS Two Arrested and S3OO in Loot Recovered. Two 14-year-old boy* are under arrest today and $.300 worth of Jewelry stolen from a house at 237 Hansen avenue bus teen recovered by the police. Bam Lupcar, 514 West Mannyland street, told the poltce last nlgbt he had found the Hanson a-renue house broken Into. He said his furniture was stored in the house and he found that Jewelry hidden In a drawer had been taken. Tl|e thieve* had forced a cellar window. Frank Drury, 14, of 608 Patterson street, and Charles Dillon, 14, of 238 Hanson avenue, are charged with burglarise! grand larceny, having been arrested by Patrolman Sheehan. HUSBAND’S FOLKS SUED FOR S3O ftOO Wife Says His Parents Broke Up Their Happy Home. Fixing tbe vatne of her bnabaod’s iov* and companionship at $.30,000, Mr*. Elite M Bpicer, whose parents live at 1021 Churchman avenue, has filed a damage suit in tbe Marion couuty circuit court against James W. Spicer and Mrs. Mary E. Spicer of Acton, Ind.. the parents of Ebert Splcar, her husband. Mr*. Spicer ask* for $30,000 damages for the alleged alienation of her husband's love and affections for her. The Spicers were married Sept- 94, 1917, and the kusband le accused of having abandoned'bis. wife on Jan. 12 of this year by returning to hi* parents’ home. Mr*. Spicer, in her petition, contends her buaband’a parent# “wickedly intended to alienate the affection# of plaintiff's husband by maliciously making ..false, defamatory and disparaging remarks concerning the plaintiff and held her up to acorn and ridicule and nrgod the husband to neglect and abandon her." Judge Doesn’t Agree Nick Was Swindled Ktatements of Nick Neaton. 409 Douglass street, that Be low S4OO in a dice game and the capture of two seta of “loaded” dice did not convince Special Judge Dan Brown in city court of the alleged guilt of Kosf.l tvauhoff. proprietor of a dry drink place at 546 West Washington street, who wa * charged with keeping a gambling house. Ivanhoff denied Neatou’a statements. He wa* released. * Oh! Not Robbed! Kicked Out? Sure Leo Clssell, 316 East North street, wa* found lying In an alley near Illinois and Maryland street# at 1 o’clock thl* morning by Patrolman Metevler, whom he told he was robbed of S6OO. ButFour hours later he told the police turnkey to tell the cop it waa all a mistake—that he wasn’t robbed. He’d been kicked out of the Maryland hotel, he said. Morgenthau Meets Mexican Approval MEXICP CTTY, March 27—Henry Morcen*hnn entirely acceptable to Mexico aa United States ambassador, It waa officially announced by the government todny. It was snld Mr. Morgenthau “would be welcomed and received by President Carranza.”

Exact Location of S O S Calls Aim of New Marconi Invention LONDON, March 27.- —William Marconi of wireless fame is working out the details of an experiment which will enable wireless stations to tell the exact location of any ship that reports herself in distress.

He announced today that he will shortly begin a cruise in the Mediterranean sea to make tests. “My cruise will be devoted entirely to experiments dealing with our efforts to ascertain the exact direction from which wireless telegraph and telephone raya come," said the great Inventor. “The value of this experiment la the ability to tell the position of ships that meet with accident in fogs or storin'#.” When asked if he would attempt to communicate with Mars, as was recently reported, he replied: “No effort will be made to send or receive wireless communications to or from Mars. “Our vessel will be equipped with sending apparatus having a radius of 3,000 miles only. “We are taking two Beta of Instrument* for experimental purpose*.

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Seventh Precinct—Thirteenth Ward These delegates will stand by the Presidential choice of the voters in this district. _ t MRS. C. W. BAILEY O. J. ERSTGAARD THEO. H. BUSCH CY. 0. GIBSON JAMES MacMULLEN

DUBLIN TEEMS WITH SOLDIERS Murder of Magistrate 29th Since First of Year. \ DUBLIN, March 27.—Dublin presented the appearance of an occupied city today following the murder of Alan Bell, magtatrate of Dublin Castle, yesterday. Military activity was greater than at any time since the rebellion. Numerous additional troops have arrived. Tanks, armored cats and motor lorries moved through the downtown streets. In connection with the murder of the magistrate. It was recalled that Bell was denounced in tbe recent Sinn Fein procla- i rnation on the British government's efforts to determine the sonrees of the Sinn Fein loan. Military leaders said a total of twentynine murders, of police, soldiers and other government representatives have been committed since Jsn. 1, 1919. Bell had been investigating the Seln Finn loan, estimated at from £>oo,ooo to $1,009,000, but had made little beadway. The magistrate also investigated the attack on Lord French in which French narrowly escaped death when a band of armed men fired on bis motor car as It was approaching tbe vice regal lodge here. FRISCO BEAUTY SLAIN IN ROOM Two Men Held After Tragedy in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES. March 27—With two men under arrest snd others sought who might throw light on the murder of Mrs. Ruby Rood, 27, beau San Ytanciaeo dittoes*, the police are confronted with one of the most puszllog mysteries en record here. Mrs. Reed was strangled to <n her apartment with her own silk chemise. Her partially unde body, frightfully clawed and braised, was discovered In a fashionable apartment house by a woman friend. Spencer Poynter, one of those arrested. Is said to have called on the womsn the night she was murdered. He said he remained until after 11 o’clock when be was requested to leave because another min “was expected thgn." George Fredericks Is held on suspicion of being the other man. RUSSIAN REDS CAPTURE VILNA Poles Driven From City and Make Capital Shift. BERLIN, March 27.—Russian bolshevik troops on the offensive against the Poles are driving ahead at a terrific pace, according to unconfirmed rumors reaching here today. They were reported to have captured Vi Ins from the Poles. It Is reported that the Polish government was removed from Warsaw to Bromberg on Thursday night. Bromberg is in the province of Poeen. in eastern Prussia, and was given Poland under terms of the peace treaty. Odd Fellow Lodge to Initiate 150 Indianapolis lodge 465, I. O. O. F., will initiate one of the largest classes in the history of Odd Fellow lodges In Indiana next Saturday at Tomlinson hall. There are 150 candidates in the class. Lodge 465 hag 1,100 members, with a hell at 822 Virginia avenue. Charles G. Duvall, Karl Heller and William S. Mennlng form the committe in charge of the Initiation exercises. Grew Nominated as Denmark Minister WASHINGTON, March 27.—The president sent the nomination of Joseph C. Grew of Massachusetts, now counsellor of embassy at Paris, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Denmark, to tbe senate this afternoon.

"One is of half a kilowatt strength, with a radius of 300 “miles for telephone and 500 miles for telegraph. “The second is of three kilowatt strength, with a radius of 1,006 miles for telephone and 3,000 miles for telegraph. “I am more Interested at this time In practical development of the wireless telephone than vague electrical Impulses which may come from wireless apparatus on some other planet. "However, the experimental laboratory Is keeping in close touch with such phenomena and when it occurs notes are being taken in an effort to determine the source and meaning of the wireless rays. “We hope that soon lighthouses and ship* can be equipped with instruments that will enable them to tall precisely the location of any ship at aea that reports herself helpless.”

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WOOD INDIANA BOOM COSTS $2,000 A DAY; WHO PAYS THE BILL? 4, Senate Debate of Times Story Focuses Attention on Expenditur es Other Than $2.50 Apiece for ‘Testimonials.’ SPENT ONLY $22.50, INSIST" HOGAN! Following the attention given by the senate of the United States to the expose in The Times of the tremendous expenditures of the Wood organization in its efTort to “nominate Wood at any cost,” which included the payment of $2.50 apiece for “testimonials” favoring Wood, desperate denials of the corrupt use of money have been made by Wood leaders. These denials have only served to focus attention on the tremendous expenditures connected with the Wood boqm in this state, expenditures which The Times estimates amount to fully $2,000 a day. Never before in the history of Indiana has the boom of a candidate for a presidential nomination been as thoroughly inflated by the use of money as has the Wood for president boom in the last two months.

Indiana managers of Wood’s campaign! and Indiana supporters of his candidacy have used every avenue possible to make it appear that there is a bona fide demand for Wood coming from tbe vote 's of this state, and in the wake of their every effort Is a trail of money such as has surprised even the recipients themselves. The Wood supporters have: 1. Opened offices in expensive snitee in leading hotels and office building in all the larger cities of tbe state. 2. Hired men of supposed influence In the republican ranks to devote their entire time to organizing Wood supporters at salaries that equaled or exceeded their previous incomes. 3. Opened a publicity bureau tn Indianapolis under the direction of two publicity men having unlimited authority to hire others and spend an unlimited sum In obtaining the publication of their propaganda. 4. Induced the two leading republican papers of the state to urge. Invite and pay tbeir state correspondents to provide stories telling of Wood sentiment and Wood Indorsements, and to publish columns of similar matter prepared in Indianapolis. 5. Sent prepaid telegrams of Wood “news” to daily papers In the state, special delivery packages of photographs and special stories about Wood regardless of the political policies of tbe papers. 0. Made an open and standing offer to all newspaper men of $2.50 apiece for every interview or statement from a republican "indorsing Wood for president which the newspaper man delivered to Wood headquarters in Indianapolis. Asa result of these activities the Wood boom in the state has taken on an aspect as great before the primaries as the candidacy of any nominee ever had after tbe tickets are named. The Wood organisation tn Indiana Is spending more than S2OO a day In the maintenance of headquarters in Indiana. It U spending at least SSO n day for the direction of Its publicity bureau. Tbe expenses of this bureau ore net less than SIOO a day and ft Is conservatively estimated that these are in the employ of tbe Wood organisation In the state paid erganlsert. the total es whose salaries and expenses could not be less than SI,OOO a day. Tbti estimate of $i,350 a day Include* only visible expenses and takes no account of the money that is being gpent in poatage, telegram and telephone tolls, or money paid to member* of organizettonn and to Individuals for their ‘lnfluence.” . Fnrther, It does not taks Into consideration the hundreds of dollar* that are being spent each day by corporations and individual* who are independently boost- . tng the Wood movement. THE BIGGEST OF ALL. Among these organizations la the In- ; dlanapolls Newt, which la devoting column* to the reproduction of stories pnr- ' chased from correspondents 1 nthe stats and ontsldj the state, sending Its staff correspondents to distant points for the purpose of getting Wood “color” and working a large staff of reporters in Indianapolis writing pore propaganda intended to show that “the people want , Wood.” Another organization that Is devoting If* energies to showing Wood sentiment j bus been formed with Mrs. Curtis Hodges at its head for the purpose of organising \ tho women voter*. Mr*. Hodge* is the wife of the assistant managing editor of j the New*. Whether she la being paid by the Wood organization or by the News Ila unknown. The direction of this mammoth ma- ! chine having for its purpose the obtaining of a majority of the votes cast at the primaries May 4 ha* been entrusted to i Harry G. Hogan of Ft. Wayne, republican | chairman of the Twelfth district, who ha* j heretofore been known in republican poli- [ He* a* the right hand man of Harry 8. New, republican senator who 1* connected with the Bedford Stone and Construction Company, a building company that doe* work In all parts of the United State*. TYLER PAYS FOR THE “TESTIMONIALS.” The publicity of the Wood campaign in Indiana, for the exploitation of which thousands of dollars are being spent, is in the charge of Robert Tyler, a former employe of the Indianapolis Btar. who has been connected with a number of publicity drive* for civic organizations In Indiana. Following the publication in The Times of a statement that the Wood organisation was paying $2.50 apiece for “testimonials’’ favoring Wood, such as have appeared by the dozen in the republican newspapers of the state tn the lsst month, Mr. Tyler admitted that he had made that offer to newspaper men and had paid newspaper men on the staffs of the two republican papers various sums for such interviews. He offered the following naive explanation of his incentive to the production of these Interviews; “1 desired to employ * newspaper mao regularly to do this work, but I was unable to obtain tbe service of such a mau. “For this reason I asked men employed by Indianapolis papers to obtain interview*, paying for them at the rote of $2.30 apiece.” HOGAN CALLS IT "LEGITIMATE” PUBLICITY. Shortly after this statement was made by, Tyler, a statement attributed to Hogan was issued at Wood headquarters, which reads as follows. “Absolutely not one cent has been spent in purchasing Interviews Indorsing the candidacy of Leonard Wood. Reputable reporters, employed in the local papers In Indianapolis, were given assignments to Interview men of prominence In this city, who had telephoned In that they wanted to give expression of their esteem for Leonard 'Wood. At that time there was no one in the office that could be used for this character of work, and the sum actually spent was $22.50. “This was considered and is generally conceded, to be legitimate publicity, lust j as money la spent by business lnwtu- 1 turns for advertising their product

through testimonials and indorsement*. No apology for this legitimate expense can be expected, nor will any be given. If publicity of this character Is not legitimate, then no other publicity is Justified; and the primary laws will have to be repealed and resort be had to the old antiquated, man-handling convention system.” IVRITERS BOAST OF EASY MONET. Employes of the Indianapolis Star are known to have boasted of the amount of money they expected to make obtaining these Interviews. Robert G. Tucker, political writer es the Star, who recently made a trip through the west at the behest of Will H. Hays of the republican committee, writing special laudations of Hays' work as chairman for a string of republican newspapers, denied that he had received any money from the Wood organization for interviews indorsing Wood. Harold Feightner, another political writer of the Star, said he knew the Wood organization was obtaining interviews by paying $2.50 apiece for them, ar.d refused to say whether he had profited by the open offers or not. He admitted that he was now In the employ of the Johnson organisation aa a publicity writer. Herbert Eller, another member of the Star staff, did not deny that he had obtained interviews for the Wood organization. . Curtis Hodges, assistant managing editor of the News, declared that he had never heard of tbs offer of $2.50 apiece, for Wood Indorsements, and said that to his knowledge none of the members of the New* staff had been paid by the Wood organization for publicity work. WOOD PROPAGANDA ' —. GALORE IN NEWS. Mr. Hodges has supervision over the news matter that appears in tho News column*, and by actual count that newspaper baa printed recently eighteen local, fourteen state ar.d twenty-six telegraph storie*, all designed to create the Impression that “the people want Wood." How many of these stories were pnpared at the expenae of the Wood organization 1* of course a matter of conjecture. It I* a fact, however, that other newspapers In Indiana have been offered i the same storie* through the Wood publicity bureau. The guiding Influence of the Wood eam- ; pslgn In Indiana is the Indiana poll* News. It* correspondents In every little j town In the state have learned that all i they need to do to “earn a few dollars” 1# clop* np a story about Wood and send It to the paper. They get paid space rates for this and the more often they send In stories the more lucrative the work. While they are at work gathering tbe “detail*” New* staff 1* at work drumming np the “high light*.” Not even the women are being overlooked. THE WORK OF MBS. HODGES. Mr*. Curtis Hodge* wa* a school teeeher at Martinsville before hex husband became connected with the News. ; She has been somewhat active in civic organizations In Indianapolis, among them the board which was created for the : purpose of “censuring” motion pictures. She has also played a leading part in some News-fed organizations that served Jas medium# for the creation of News l propaganda. So when It was desired by tbe News to form a bureau for the purpose of giving color to the story that women were active in behalf of Wood she wea on the waiting list fairly well qualified to be the leader of the organization. As it wag with Mrs. Hodge#, so it Uaa been with other organizations. There i hare been few, Indeed, that have not been approached with the request that they Join the Wood movement. As ve hides for the circulation of the report that “the people want Wood” a number of organizations have been pressed Into uae. In nearly every instance it can be shown that they are' such organizations as have been created by the New* or ita followers for the purpose of lend, lng color to “spontaneous” outbreaks that are engineered from that office. The use of money in arranging those ; ' spontaneous” sentiments is alwavs ! necessary. The trouble with Its use In this campaign is thnt It has been overi done. The distribution has been $o gen esal that it has disgusted the republicans who will not trade their Influence for a few dollars, and It has bei come evident that Wood can not poi sibly capture a majority of the republican votes in the primary, oven though his backers offer a better rate than S2HO i apiece for them. TRYING TO PUT OYER A "NEWBERRY.” The tremendous use of money in behalf of the Wood boom was in line with early election predictions that the republican party would attempt “to put over” a “Newberry” this year. Sufficient has been disclosed to show that men who have money to spend are willing to spend it in republican politic*. Everything Indicates that they have united behind Gen. Wood for tho con vention fight, and there la nothing to indicate that they would not continue the same money-using tactics if Wood captured the nomination.^ Although there have been strenuous denials of tbe money-influence Issued by the leaders of the Wood campaign In Indiana no one has succeeded in breaking down the evidence of the barrel which stands out on every side. When expensive offices were opened in all parts of the city and men began to give up lucrative positions “in order to devote their entire time boosting Wood.’’ it was pretty generally understood that they were not moved ao much by patriotism aa by greenbacks. When the campaign progressed and certain well-known workers who hove never been seen working without getting paM for it began to get active following the visit of a Wood fipld agent, there were few who doubted the Influence of the coin of the realm. When newspaper editors generally began to be flooded with telegraphic Wood/ stories and special delivery letter* toy (Continued on Page Senaa.)

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