Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 57, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 July 1927 — Page 4

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Dale’s Parole Unless Governor Jackson changes his mind, George Dale will not serve ninety days at the penal farm for criticising Judge Clarence Dearth of Muncie and a grand jury in Dearth’s court. Dale is to be paroled. Not pardoned, but paroled. He must go to the prison gate, undergo the humiliation of being listed as a prisoner, go through the formalities of entrance to the place where bootleggers, petty thieves, wife beaters and vagrants are taught the ways of good citizenship. He will not, so it is announced, be actually confined. Instead, for the next ninety days he will report to the prison authorities on his actions. They have the power to bring him back to prison. He is merely trusted with his own freedom as long as he "does not offend. What would Dale have to do to violate the terms of his parole? The answer is easy. Dale, during the next ninety days, is apparently under bond not to tell the truth about the Dearth court. As long as he is silent or tells lies about it, he should be safe. If he speaks the truth, logically, at least, he should go back to the penal farm. For it has been demonstrated that the offense of Dale was that he told the truth about the Dearth court. Four years ago Dale, editor of a weekly paper at Muncie, printed a lot of things concerning the court Os Judge Clarence Dearth and a grand jury. The'jury had just indicted him on a charge of violating the liquor law, the claim being that he was *ln an office where a man, known now to have been a fixer and framer for the Ku-Klux Klan, had a bottle of whisky. Dale said that the jury was hand-picked and was ’lnfluenced by the Klan and drawn without regard to the law. , He charged that the government of his city was in the control of an invisible power, a super government which had no regard for the constitution and the law. Dale was sentenced for contempt of court. Ihe on the liquor charge was dropped by the prosecutor almost immediately. Dale could not get a trial on that charge. The Supreme Court of this State said that the truth made little ’difference. Judge Dearth was technically within his rights when he sentenced Dale. Things have happened since that time. The chief .event, as far as Dale was concerned, was the impeachment trial of Judge Dearth before the State Senate this spring. . The House of Representatives, by a vote of 93 to 1, said Dearth should be impeached. Ninety-three representatives voted to charge hi mwith deliberately misusing his powers of office to suppress Dale’s newspaper. Ninety-three men voted to charge him with so conducting the drawing of juries as to make it impossible for citizens to get justice in his court. And when they had listened to the evidence, "thirty-two Senators said he was guilty. Only seventeen said that he should remain upon the bench. But he stuck, for it requires two-thirds of the Senate to impeach and there were lacking two votes to •'accomplish that. That Dale had told the truth was the basis of the appeal to the Governor to set aside the sentence to send him to jail. - There should have been a prompt, open pardon for Dale, not the timid, humiliating parole. What is the purpose of forcing Dale to report his conduct to the prison trustees? Paroles are given on the theory that those convicted will not commit the same offense for which they were sentenced. Under the circumstances the parole means something more than merely giving Dale his freedom. It is a challenge to every newspaper in the State. Can it be possible that Dale is given conditional liberty only because in jail he would bring to public attention the full facts of his case and of the State? The newspaper editors of this State who have respect for their profession should unite in a demand yaat there be not a parole, but a full, generous pardon as an admission that his sentence was unjust and ■' unwarranted, the edict of tyranny and not the voice of Justice. An editor under parole for telling the truth? Monstrous. Does It Deter? Before one thousand invited guests, three murderers were hanged simultaneously from the same scaffold yesterday in Illinois. Illinois believes in the death penalty as a deterrent of crime. Evidently the authorities in charge yesterday also believe that by making an unusual spectacle and providing an unusual crowd,, an unusual amount of crime would be deterred. There is some reason to doubt their Judgment. Newspapers nowadays give little space to the details of a hanging. Most newspapers seem to feel that no good purpose is served by reciting the harrowing incidents that accompany the taking of a life in the name of the law. In any case, the greater part of the public has no desire to read such stories. ✓ But a triple hanging is different. A hanging attended by a thousand people is different. That, so the newspapers feel, is a story that people wish to read, and the newspapers probably are. correct. And so the story is told: " "It was a few minutes after 6 when the procession from the jail started. The sheriff led the way. He Was followed by four priests, including a former Franciscan monk. “Then came the prisoners—Torrez in the lead. He wore a white shirt, blue trousers and house slipper;. The other two were similarly clad. ' "Torrez, most colorful of the three slayers, shrugged his shoulders and grinned as-he walked down the lane that was opened up for him. He shouted goodby to several of the deputies whom he recognized in the throng. / • "Torrez, the little Mexican song-bird who sang ‘La Paloma’ hours at a stretch last winter to drown out the sawing of iron bars by his comrades .” And more of the same. How the other two principal in this dramatic performance grinned. Hjpw one turned away with sneering bravado from the priest \

who offered him the last sacrament, choosing instead to smile down at the crowd. It is all summed up In this sentence in the telegraphed narrative: "Each went to his death smiling and unafraid.” Unafraid? Who can say that? Certainly none but the three whose tongues were stilled by the tightening noose. But smiling—of that there seems to be no doubt. And why not? Weren’t they carrying through in the grand manner their important roles in a large and well-staged public entertainment? Wasn’t it their great hour? They merely lived up to their opportunity. How much deterrent of crime in that? What effect among the rats in the sewers of Chicago as they avidly read the details? What effect on the romantic young man embarked on the wrong path and trying to make the desDerate decision that will put him back in the right path? He knows that the path of crime, like the path of glory, leads but to the grave. But should he be told that, at the end of the path of crime, there is also an hour of glory, as there seems to have been yesterday for the three men in Joliet Jail? Should he be encouraged to continue on the crooked path in the belief that wh£n the time came he, too, would go out in a way to win the admiration of his comrades in crime? Should he be led to visualize in advance the tears of underworld women admiration of underworld men as they recount the tale of his brave bearing at the end. We doubt that the death penalty deters crime to the extent that life imprisonment does. We are not certain that such spectacles as that presented yesterday at Joilet can be called any deterrent at all. The 1924 Election At last the people are beginning to understand how they got their present public officials. The sad story of 1924 is coming to the surface. It will do no good, of course, unless the" people decide that never again will they be fooled by the men and influences which dominated then and which dominate now. The debate between Stephenson in his cell and Jackson in the Governor's office on the purpose of the $2,500 check printed by The Times should, and may, _ be held before some official body, preferably the Legislature. That is a matter subject of easy proof. The report to the assessor of this county will reveal the reasonable value and the ownership of hprses. For, of course, the owners of horses report them for taxation. Income tax receipts for that year were public, under the law. It would be an easy matter to satisfy the public by exhibits of original returns showing the receipt of this sum for that purpose. If Federal officials are at all dilatory in furnishing such evidence to the Governor, The Times will undertake the task of appealing to President Coolidge in his behalf. Stephenson, on the other hand, may have evidence to present that he was not manufacturing a foundation for what the Governor now calls "blackmail” when he was writing in his cell at Noblesvilb that this check was "one-fourth of ten thousand dollars given to Jackson personally for primary expense.” That matter will, of course, finally, be settled so that no one will be in the slightest doubt. The letter printed by The Times brings to light some matters which the people may think important. The financing of a fake candidacy to f draw La Follette votes away from McCullough is illuminating as to the tactics of the Walb regime, if it be true. With that same political sagacity which prompted Walb to bring Senator Reed to the State last fall by his reckless charge of corruption, the Republican chairman now says that he never knew there was a La Follette candidate for Governor. The newspapers of that period showed that it required a stiff legal fight to remove such a candidate from the ticket and that an attorney, then reported to be on the staff of Stephenson, was fighting to keep the name on the ticket over the protest of the real La Follette - backers. The hiring of two "operators” in the Democratic headquarters is suggestive. The letter says that the La Follette fake was at the instigation of Jackson and Walb. The hiring of spies, he wrote, was at the request of Jackson and Daly McCoy, now elevated to an important State job. It is rather late to plead that the Governor did not know the source of his primary victory. The letter, written before the election, tells him that Stephenson spent $73,213 in that primary. Stephenson, so it is shown, once invited the Governor to inspect his check books. If the Governor wishes to render a public service he will relay that invitation to a specially called sesrion cf the Legislature. The people would really like •.c know how they got their government in this State. Some day an American mayor is going to refuse to be made a member of the Sioux Indians. That will be r#2ws.

Law and Justice By Dexter M. Keezer

The directors of a corporation held a majority of the stock and were also the principal officers. They voted an increase in their salaries as officers without consulting all of the stockholders. A man who had a claim against the corporation attacked these salary increases as illegal because they were not sanctioned by a representative meeting of all of the stockholders. He demanded a refund to the corporation of the amount of the salary increases. The directors contended that, in view of the fact that they held a majority of the stock, their action in increasing the salaries carried out the wishes of the body of stockholders. They said that under such circumstances a meeting of th§ stockholders to pass upon what a majority of the stockholders ha£ already decided to do would "have been an empty formality. , HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE? The actual decision: The Supreme Court of Michigan decided that the action of the directors in increasing the salaries of the officers was “wholly void” even though they held a majority of the stock of thi corporation. One reason given was that to permit such action by the directors would make possible exploitation of minority stockholders without any notice to them of what was going on.

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Why the Weather?

By Charles Fitzhugh Talman Authority on Meteorology

SAILORS’ WEATHER SUPERSTITIONS Sailors, like other people, prognosticate winds and weather from the behavior of various birds and beasts, but they go a little further than the rest of mankind in ascribing actual control of the weather to these creatures. For example, they profess great confidence in the ability of cats to raise the wind, and have a saying, that the cat "carries a gale in her tail.” The albatros is supposed to be a great wind-maker. This superstition has been made universally familiar through Coleridge’s “Ancient Mariner.” We are indebted to the seamen of antiquity for the belief that kingfishers cast a spell upon the deep, so that calm weather prevails during the "halcyon days,” about the time of the winter solstice, when according to the ancient myth, kingfishers are sitting on their eggs in nests floating on the sea. One old notion of sailors is that hen’s eggs on board ship produce contrary winds. They must be thrown overboard when such winds prevail. Sailors still whistle for a wind. In Ireland and some other parts of the world you are told that this charm must be used with caution. In navigating dangerous waters, it is best to refrain from whistling, as too much wind is worse than too little. Scratching the mast is another wind raising process. Still another is to let the end of the sheet trail overboard, or to stick a knife in the mainmast with the handle pointing in the direction from which you wish the wind to blow. All rights reserved by Science Service Inc.

Mr. Fixit Residents Ask Aid in Getting Oil for Street.

Mr. Fixit. The Times reporter at city hall, will be glad to present vour complaints to city officials. Letters must bear writer's name and address. Names will not be published. Three residents asked Mr. Fixit today to help obtain oil for streets near their homes. Dear Mr. Fixit: Is it possible to get some oil on Arlington Ave., along the golf course. It is impossible at times to play golf. The clouds of dust from traffic is terrible and you can’t breathe or see. WE GOLFERS. Street Commissioner George Woodward listed your request. It will be investigated and oil applied if possible. The department budget for oil this year is Jiwer than usual and many city streets will be slighted. Dear Mr. Fixit: The city has graded S. Richland St. from Miller to Minnesota. The dust is awful, can’t have doors or windows open for dust pouring in. Will you please see what you can do for us. We need a paved street or plenty of oil. J. G.. 1515 S. Richland. Your street already is listed for oil. Dear Mr. Fixit: We are writing you again this year to see if we can have our street oiled. It is miserable dusty and the water main through the street makes it worse. We can haidly sit outside or keep our doors open. Hoping you will help us get oil if there will be any, we are gratefully, W. Henry st. residents between West and Missouri S^s. Your street will be inspected and oil applied if the supply lasts.

Brain Teasers

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Answers to all questions in the weekly Bible quiz are on page 14: 1. What incident of Bible history from the book of Genesis is illustrated by the drawing below? 2. For what amount of money was Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers? 3. To whom was Joseph sold in Egypt? 4. What position was held by Caiaphas at the time of Christ’s trial and crucifixion? 5. For what sum. of money did Judas betray Christ? 6. What king of Judah was smitten with leprosy in the temple? 7. When the Lord punished David between what three afflictions was he given choice? 8. How did Elijah divide the cross the river? waters of the Jordan that he might 9. What fate befell Jezebel in Jezreel? 10. Who was chosen king of Israel thaw he might rise lip against the house of Ahab?

Big Money Gift to Curtis Institute Proves Mrs. Edward Bok's Faith in American Music

mHE recent gift of $12,500,000 as a permanent endowment of the Curtis Institute of Music at Philadelphia by Mrs. Edward Bok, wife of the magazine publisher, opens anew era of development to musical talent in America. The appointment of Josef Hofman as director-in-chief of the institute is an indication of the serious purpose of the work, and is an assurance that the annual income of $750,000 derived from the fund will be wisely spent. Hdfman has announced his policy of administering this fund, which goes beyond anything that has ever been done for the advancement of music. Not only are students given personal instruction by the highest type of masters, but provision is also made for every other need. Thus financial aid will be given to poor students to enable them to live properly; grand pianos and other musical instruments will be furnished rent free to those who cannot afford their own, and the cost of embarking on a professional career will be financed by the institute. In addition, exceptionally gifted students will accompany their masters for continuous instruction diring the summer months, all traveling and living expenses being met by the institute. Among the teachers surrounding Hofmann, who is himself the head of the piano department, are Mme. Marcella Sembrich, Moriz Rosenthal, Carl Flesch, Rosario Scalero, Carlos Salzedo, Felix Salmond and Louis Bailly. The Curtis Institute of Music, which has been in existence for three years, has already produced a number of successful concert soloists and symphony players. It is not an exclusively American institution, as a large number ci Europeans are enrolled among its student ‘body.

As Hoosier Editors See Steve’s Evidence

DEMAND FULL TRUTH (Hendricks County Republican) The people have been stupefied by rumors and stunned by the partial revelations. They are now demanding that the full truth come out. The truth may blast some fair reputations, may end some promising political careers, but that is immaterial. The public welfare demands the truth. We have no sympathy with any cry that revelations may hurt the Republican party. Some prominent men may be hurt—many have already been indicted and tried and convicted in the public mind —but the vast majority of the party is clean and wants only good government. The others are so small a minority that it is surprising that their voice is so potent an dtheir influence so great. The people are weary of the

mouthngs of Stephenson who is paying his ethical and legal penalty. The people are weary of gentlemen who have nothing to say when questions of public moment are presented to them. The people are weary of grand juries whose members acknowledge a higher power than the law. The people are wanting the ordinary processes of government to rule. MONEY WAS POWER (Marion Leader-Tribune) It appears that Stephenson’s greater power was due to his generosity with his bank account. He did not hesitat! to write checks if they might promote the political welfare of certain of his former companions, who nowijiold important places in the Statehouse. One official at Indianapolis admits receiving SSOO from Stephenson but asserts it was for political advertising, and that the Governor knew nothing about it. But even this admission inconsequential as it appears, is sufficient to show that Stephenson’s checks are not all forgeries and most people believe he did pay out large sums to politicians, at the time when

Make Up Your Mind, Boy!

The Irvington School of Music is presenting Dorothea Hogle in an organ recital Monday, July 18, at 8 p. m. Miss Hogle is a pupil of Miss Adelaide Conte, and she will be assisted at the recital by Mrs. Hogle. soprano; Mr. Hogle. whistler, and Reda Gardner, violinist. The public is cordially invited to hear the following program: "Prelude” from “Third Sonata ". .Oullmnnt "Adagio” from “Third Sonata". .Oullmant Dorothea Hogle "Love Never Falieth”— Mrs. Hogle "Maestoso” MacDowell "To a Wild Irish Rose” MacDowell Legend—"A Deserted Farm” ... MacDowell Dorothea Hogle Selected— > 1 Mr. Hogle "Evensong" E Martin "The Swan" Salnt-Saens Dorothea Hogle "Fear Ye Not. O Israel.”— Mrs. Hogle “From the Land of the Blue Sky Water” i Cadman Dorothea Hogle Selected— Ensemble "I Love You Truly” Bond Shadows” Rond "Just a Wearying for You” Bond Reda Gardner " Satule Damour" Elgar Reda Gardner EAZZ devotees are growing less every day and the musical celebrities are once again ascending to the throne of public favor, according to a recent survey conducted by WBAL, Baltimore’s >uper power station, of which Frederick R. Huber is director. S. Broughton Tall, head of WBAL’s literary and research department, has discovered that the works of Frederick Chopin arc the most popular compositions on the air, records at this station showing this celebrated Polish composer has “appeared” before WBAL’s microphone more frequently than any other musical writer in the world. Last season, when a similar survey was made by Mr. Tall, it was discovered that the most popular composer at that time was Victor Herbert, one of the most distinguished of all American composers. This season, however, It

he was said to be running the State. Political angels are rare, and they usually are much encouraged, humored and petted. Stephenson’s “super-government" did not lack for cash, as the “old man" had the money himself. He was willing \to part 'with it freely under certain conditions, it seems, and the people would like to know what they were. There is a law in the State requiring that campaign contributions be reported and there is a penalty for its violation. If Stephenson financed the Governor’s campaign and the Governor did not include such con-

Questions and Answers

You -can zet an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau, 1322 flew York Ave.. Washington, D. C„ Inclosing 2 cents In stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given nor can extended research-be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned reauests cannot be answered. All , letters are confidential.—Editor. t To what division does the language of the Netherlands belong? The Dutch or Nederlandsch language arises from three low German dialects, being mainly West Frankish with Frisian rnd less Saxon admixtures. The modern language of the Netherlands dates from the sixteenth century. Have diamonds ever been found in the United States? A few diamonds have been found in North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, Colorado, Idaho and Arkansas, and in the placers of Eldorado, Amador, Nevada; California. In 1856 the Dewey diamond, weighing when cut 11% carats, was found at Manchester, near Richmond, Va. How is the depth of the sea measured? The latest method of measuring the depth of the sea is by echoes. An electric oscillator at tty-, surface of

is found that Herbert has been displaced by Chopin, whose music breathes the delicacy of a poetic fancy, tinged with a glittering satire and a passionate melancholy, wrought, no doubt, from the deep emotions that stirred his being during his unfortunate romance with the domineering George Sand, famous novelist. , The next two most popular composers, accprding to WBAL’s records, are both Americans—these are Victor Herbert and Edward MacDowell, the former being slightly more popular than the latter. This “musical survey” revealed a number of other Interesting facts; for instance, Liszt and Schubert rank equally in popularity, while Tschaikowsky and Schumann rank together and Mozart tfnd Brahms are in equal favor. Schumann, however, is far more popular than Schubert, while Tschaikowski leads all other Russian composers by a long way. Following is a list of the most popular composers in the order of their popularity: Chopin Handel HerDert Mendelssohn MacDowell Massenet Beethoven Mozart Grieg Brahms Debussy Frlml Tschaikowski Nevln Schumann Cadman Verdi Wagner , Llsjt "' Chamlnade Schubert Puccini These are, of course, just a few of the 510 composers whose works have been heard over WBAL. Among other popular musical writers are: Bizet, Dvorak, Delibes, Haydn. Weber, Gounod and the modern writers: Sampbell Tipton, Teresa ,del Riego, Carrie Jacobs Bond, Horatio Parker, George Chadwick, A. Walter Kramer, trving Berlin and others. Os all the various types of music the Negro spirituals seem to be decidedly the most popular. WBAL being one of the few stations on the air to exploit this particular form of American folk music.

tributions In his expense account he has violated the law of the State and should pay the penalty the same as any other citizen. If any other law has been violated in the event the truth has been told, such violation has not yet appeared from the disclosures to date. In the meantime, the people are restless. They are anxious to have it all or none. They care nothing about threats or intimation?. They want the goods, and want them in one lot. People like serial stories, but not on a subject of such importance to them.

the water transmits a sound to the bottom of the ocean. An apparatus on board ship picks up the sound of the echo as it returns from the bottom of the sea and a third instrument records the time interval* (equired for the sound to go to the ottom and the echo to return. Half of the interval multiplied by the velocity of the sound per second gives the depth of the ocean at that point. Who were the principal players in the moving picture “The Fighting Marine?” Gene Tunney, Marjorie Gay, Walter Miller, and Rqy Heinze. What is the proper position to lay aside a knife and fork after one is through using it? Silverware after being used should never be put back on the table again but Is left on the plate. What is the Taj-Mahal? A magnificent tomb rising from a marble platform on the banks of the Jumna river at Agra, India. It is built entirely of white marble and was erected In 1629-49 by the Emperor Shah-Jehan as a memorial to his favorite queen. It is said to be one of the most beautiful buildings In the world. it.

JULY 16, 1927 1

M. E. TRACY SAYS: George R. Dale Is One of Those Courageous Newspaper Men Who Realized What the Klan Rule Implied and Who Was Not Afraid to Say So.

B’i United I'ren WASHINGTON. D. C, July 16. This city is planning to celebrate in honor of Walter Johnson. Aug. 2, which will be the twentieth anniversary of his entrance into national baseball It is a splendid idea. Walter Johnson is the kind of man that makes it possible for basebill to live down all the scandal. His character and career are those of a true sportsman. Epitaph Premature But why spoil the plan by paying him the deserved tribute with talk of a monument? Walter is not dead by any means, and does not merit the humiliation of being buried at this er.ly date. It is perfectly proper to present bouquets to those who have dona something worth while, but they should not be accompanied . with obituary notices. When the good people of Philadelphia wanted to erect a tablet in honor of Gen. Smedley D Butler, he discouraged the idea on the ground that an epitaph was hard to live up to. % V Pride in Youth This nation can afford to be proud of Bobby Jones, Helen Willi and Colonel Lindbergh. They have not only brought it three world championships, but they have shown Europe the type of young folks which makes it great. Bravado and Courage In happy contrast to the cheap bravado which attended the triple execution at Joliet on Friday was the quiet courage of the unknown murderer who went to his death at Sing Sing only a few hours before he was electrocuted under the name of William Wagner, but as the authorities well know, It was assumed. They continuously besought him to reveal his identity, but refused. “I have a name to protect," he said. No man could offer better proof that he realized his shame or wc3 honestly repentent. Horses in Indiana A horse has unexpectedly become the central figure of Indiana politics. Appropriately enough he is named "The Senator.” He is not the first of that title to prance at the head of a Klan parade, or to be ridden by a boss in the Hoosier State. Nor the first to be traded by a Governor for political support. Jackson to Rescue While explaining that he received that $2,500 check from O. C. Stephenson in pyament for a horse, and not as a campaign contribution. Governor Jackson does not overlook the wisdom of paroling George R. Dale. George R. Dale is one of those courageousnewspaper men who realized what Klan rule implied and who was not afraid to say so. „ During the argument he took occasion to criticise a local Judge because of the way Juries were drawn and impanelled, and drew a sentence for contempt of court. After a four-year legal battle he found himself facing a three months term in Jail and a SSOO fine. It Is nice of Governor Jackson to come to his rescue at this precise moment, but it is not without iigniflcance. Trail of the Klan Like a dozen others that have arisen in this country, the Indian* situation is directly traceable to the Klan movement. [ This movement, built around intolerance and a desire for horse play, has left a trail of bad marks from Maine to California. Politicians were quick to make use of it. just as they have always been quick to make use of every such wave of excitement. Instead of becoming a great moral and religious organization which its founders declared they intended to create, it broke up into a collection of local machines. That headed by D. C. Stephenson in Indiana was certainly one of the most powerful, if not one of the most malicious. I Astounding Advance Seldom in the history of this country has a great State been so easily victimized. Anyone who knows the people of Indiana finds it hard to explain how they could have fallen prey to ; such a personality. You can imagine a man like Stephenson rising to power in the stock yard district of Chicago, but not in the level headed community that has reared such men as Ade, Fitch, Marshall, Tr.rklngton and Riley. Tho very absurdity of th; thing mav have enabled him to put it over. Credit to Editors Ridiculous and depressing as the Indiana situation may be, it would have been far worse but for newspaper men like Dale with his little J weekly, like Adams of Vincennes and like Boyd Gurley of The Indianapolis Times. Time was when organizations based on secrecy and disgAie could be made the vehicles of long lived tyranny, but newspapers have brought it to an end. Such organizations require intellectual as well as physical darkness to flourish, and they cannot find It where fearless, wide-awake newspepers exist. -