Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 68, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 July 1927 — Page 4

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A Different Call Announcement that Clyde Walb had called a conference of Republican leaders for the middle of August to discuss affairs may mean something—or nothing. That the leadership of that party has reason for a conference can be gleaned from every section of the State, where the honest, righteous men and women of that party are voicing their disgust with the leadership. ,The only question raised by the announcement is whether Clyde Walb, despite the fact that he is chairman of the Republican party, is the proper person to call a conference of real Republicans. It is now becoming known and demonstrated that >Valb holds his position and epiinence nos by the gift and confidence of the rank and file of the voters of his party, but through the manipulations and secret deals and doubtful deals which Stephenson inaugurated and carried out. - Walb was possible only because Coffin was made a power in Marion County. The pedigree of Walb politically can be traced to those conferences in which Stephenson participated and to the innovations which he introduced into a State already familiar with all the doubtful methods of politics. The people understand just how Walb worked. It did not even require his own crass stupidity when he declared last fall that "there was money in every precinct furnished by international bankers to defeat Watson and Robinson,” to demonstrate just what he really represents in politics. It hardly required the publication by The Times of that letter written by Stephenson to Ed Jackson, then a candidate, reminding the Governor that at the instigation of Walb and Jackson, the former dragon and then a private political adventurer, financed a fake candidacy and tried to steal the name and honor and respect of La Follette to divert the citizens who gagged at the situation from taking the one sure means of getting rid of Stephensonism. The people have been informed authoritatively concerning the state of their own party leadership and condition—and that means Walb. In public speeches Arthur Gilliom has declared that renegade Democrats—and he meant Stephenson—had kidnaped the Republican party and delivered it to the custody; of hateful, secret blocs which did not represent real Republicanism. The members of that party have the true condition of affairs from the chief legal officer of this State—and it is a matter of significance that Gilliom is the one Republican whose comments have received any degree of public applause. Who will Walb call into his conference? Will they be the same old faces whose pictures graced his walls and dealt with Stephenson and who took his aid and perhaps his money? Will there be an effort to keep the lid upon the scandals which ha,ve been perpetrated in the name of the Republican party ? Will it be'the same gathering of those who assisted in the rape of the party and its continual degradation ? There should be a conference of Republicans—but an entirely different one. Somewhere in this State there must be a man with the ideals of a Beveridge and the honesty of a Lincoln who will summon real Republicans to take stock of party conditions and remedy it. All over this State thousands of Republican men and women are waiting for that voice to lead them from the wilderness of deception and trickery by which the present leadership has thrived. Those thousands would welcome a gath-

(Marion Leader-Tribune) The Marion County deputy prosecutor who received the celebrated black boxes of D. C. Stephenson, under most unusual circumstances, says he was astounded at the extent of correspondence, which . was revealed by the mail of D. C. ■i Stephenson, former dragon of the Klan, Black and n<>w a P risoner at Michigan City. He declares that men prominent in Boxes private and official life appear to have had many dealings and a very closfe relation with the man who once said, “I am the law." We see no reason, however, for such expression of amazement. It is well understood that at one time Stephenson wielded mighty power in the State, and that men responded .promptly to his beck and call. He was the dictator, and sole arbiter of affairs, and his mandates were as solemn and serious as those of a ruler. People talked of “the old man’’ with reverence and. sometimes, in awe and fear. Those who dared to speak unkindly were treading on dangerous ground. Men spoke in whispers and with trembling. Whether something was to be done, or not done, could not be ascertained until “Steve” had been consulted. He maintained a vast organization, and his clerks and puppets were spread out like a giant net all over the State of Indiana. Thousands of well meaning, but misguided, citizens looked to this disciple of power and influence as their inspiration, and guiding star. We would be surprised, in fact, if the black boxes did not contain much of interest. We have no doubt dozens of men all over Indiana are frightened almost out of their wits as

BOYD GURLEY, Editor.

What Other Editors Think

ROY W. HOWARD, President.

ering of members of their own party who would demand that the stigma placed upon the party name by the majority members of the Legislature in making suppression a party policy be removed. The time has come for anew leadership in that party, a decent leadership that will assure the people of something entirely different than the search for "black boxes” and all that those "black boxes” imply. The gathering should really be a conference, not another conspiracy. Russian Oil and Ours While Standard Oil 6f New Jersey and certain other oil concerns are fussing over the ethics or whatnot of trading with Soviet Russia, another grim reminder of how low our oil supply is comes to us from the Black Hills of South Dakota. “Our future safety depends upon our naval, army and air forces,” Ralph Arnold, geologist and prominent oil man of California, told President Coolidge. “And the ships on the seas, motor transport on land and the planes in the air cannot be operated without oil. Yet the Nation's supply will be exhausted in seven years. “The nation whose oil (supply Is exhausted,” he then warned, “will be at the mercy of every aggressor. If transportation fails, great cities would starve to death. “The Government should limit borings In order that the precious supply may not be wasted. It should join with the States in compelling regulations against wastage and encourage every possible system of oil conservation.” Unpleasant words, these, but words which the Nation should heed. And one of the best ways to conserve what we have left is to encourage the purchase and use of oil from other lands. Stupidly we boast of producing 70 to 80 per cent of all the oil consumed in the world, apparently utterly oblivious to the fact that the faster we sell our limited and fast dwindling stores, the quicker we “will be at the mercy oj every aggressor.” Standard Oil of New Jersey may be indignant because of the rumored oil deal with the soviets, but Standard Oil of New York—a member of the same family—should be warmly congratulated if it is true as stated that it plans large purchases from Russia, however “red” or otherwise unorthodox the Russians may be. We don't usually invite the whale to our week-end parties, but we’ve used a powerful lot of his oil. For decades American oil concerns have vied with one another drilling for petroleum and marketing it around the world. Fast and furious the game has gone, wells being sunk so close together in some districts that a goat could almost leap from derrick top to derrick top. The result is an all but exhausted supply. When that is gone, look out. Foreigners have smiled up their sleeves as they watched us waste what we have. Indeed they have gladly bought our oil while conserving theirs, helping to waste it, knowing that when it is all gone we would be at their mercy. ' Our oil concerns and the Government at Washington must find a way to prevent the waste of the little we have left. And using Russian oil is one such way. Lloyd George rises from obscurity to remark that not more than 200 of the 700 members of the House of Lords have sufficient mental capacity to administer government. Great Britain certainly has been playing in luck of late.

Law and Justice By Dexter M. Keezer

A truck driver drew well off on the right side of the road at night to fix a tire. After fixing the tire he was cranking the truck when a car crashed into the back of It and pushed it forward so that it ran over him and injured him. He sued the driver of the car which had hit the truck for damages, claiming that he was driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed. The man who had hit the truck admitted that he was traveling fast and that he had seen the truck when about eighty feet from it. but he contended that he should not be held for damages on account of hitting it because it had no tail and consequently was being operated in violation/ of the law. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE? The actual decision: The Supreme Court of Michigan decided that the absence of a tail light on the truck, although a violation of the traffic laws, did not prevent the truck driver from recovering damages for his injuries. It said that the driver of the car which had hit the truck had seen it far enough away to avoid hitting it if he had not been driving recklessly, and consequently could not escape liability on the ground that the truck driver had not fully complied with the law.

the Marion County prosecutor prepares to unravel the mystery of some of this correspondence, for they wonder whether their names will appear there. The color of the box is black,' and before the thing is over more than one citizen may well recall that this is a color of mourning. (BlufTton Banner) Governor Jackson is out of the State. He’s up at Mackinac Island, Michigan, holding conferences with several other Governors, and being away he has not had an opportunity of denying the chdrgf; that he . walked into Governor McCray’s Office Hoosier with ten thousand perfectly good dolax • lars in his britches and offered them to Mac if he would appoint the “right” Taboo man as prosecutor of Marion County. Ed was secretary of State at that time. The evidence comes, as has other evidence, and he has admitted the one check for twenty-five hundred dollars which he received for a horse, and now it is up to him to give some good and sufficient evidence that he did not make the offer to Mr. McCray or get himself out of office. No horse story will suffice In this case. Attempted bribery Is another thing to taking campaign money from a certain source and then dismiss the matter with the statement that the money was for a valuable riding horse and equipment. The eyes of the State, as well as the ears, are open for some reply to this latest charge. The charge comes from the same source as the horse check charge, and he admitted that. What will he have to say on the attempted bribery proposition?

W. A. MAYBORN, Business Manager.

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1927.

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M. E. TRACY] SAYS: People Not Only Need the Leadership of Men to Work Effectively in Politics, but They Need the Leadership of Ideals and Principles.

For lack of issues, all the political talk swirls about candidates. Issues are not really lacking, but the two major parties are so organized, or disorganized, if you prefer, that neither can express itself coherently. Tariff, taxes, prohibition, flood control, foreign policy and most other important questions find a sharper division within the parties than between them. Some Republicans are wet and some are dry, some want real farm relief and some want make-believe, j some are for an aggressive atitude toward Latin-America and some are against it. The same thing is true of Deifocrat.s Partisanship Meaningless We have come to a point in our political life where partisanship means little, and there the average voter is obliged to indorse many; things he does not like and oppose many things he does like if he 1 stands by his party. This is what caused the Demo- 4 cratic deadlock three years ago, and this is what makes a President like Calvin Coolidge likely to be a candidate in 1928. The probable renomination of Coolidge proves that the Republican party is just as badly deadlocked and just as foggy in its ideas as is the Democratic party. The American people have be-! come more indifferent to politics j than they used to be because poli- j tics has ceased to mean much that is definite and understandable. Big business has taken the place of statecraft in moulding public opinion. This is not because big business is so much better than it was twen-ty-five or thirty years ago, but because statecraft has ceased to be a clean and purposeful influence. You can tell quite accurately I what General Motors is trying to j do. and why the coal-carrying rail- i roads are in a freight war, but you I can not tell what the United States Government is trying to do, or why | marines are in Nicaragua. Speeding Purposely People not only need the leadership of men to work effectively in j politics, but they need the leadership of ideals and principles. They cannot become interested, much less enthusiastic, without a fairly clear understanding of where they are going and why. They need objectives to inspire them—something of a tangible nature that promises to result in tangible benefit. Such objectives \ appear sadly lacking in the political life o 1 this country. It is steaming ahead at a tremendous rate, but without direction of purpose. Business Looks Ahead Who gives thought to where this country will be twenty-five years hence with respect to oil, with respect to forests, with respect to the control of electric power, with respect to the* production and distribution of farm products, with respect to its policy toward LatinAmerica? Business concerns, like the United States Steel Corporation, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, General Motors, and the great railroad combines, are thinking ahead. They art not 'content with the idea that next week’s, or even next year’s business has been provided for. They build with an eye to the future, and that is one reason why their stockholders and employes have confidence in them. Political leadership has shriveled to a point where it seldom tries to penetrate beyond the next election, and where its idea of service consists chiefly of safeguarding itself in the next campaign. Hand-to-Mouth Politics You hear complaint that we have come to live in a hand-to-mouth world, that the family larder is not stored the way it used to be, and that people are spending what they earn as fast as they can get it, if not a little faster. Economically, this is not true, as our savings bank deposits, life insurance policies and other investments prove, but politically it is true. The average voter has come to think of politics as little more than or.e election after’another, not because he has grown less intelligent, but because he is not properly led by those in office and those who aspire to hold it. In the days of Webster. Calhoun, Clay and Benton, people thought in the basic principles of government, because they were discussed and visualized by the leaders. Vision has given place to sheer opportunism. The trick regulation which seems to offer a temporary remedy for some ill has come to be regarded as just as important as a fundamental provision of the Constitution. We proved this when we adopted the eighteenth amendment. Is Antonio Moreno, the film actor, married? His wife is Daisy Canfield Danziger, a society leader and philanthropist. What are the meaning of the names Nellie, Evelyn, Claire and Alberta? Nellie, fruitful; Evelyn, hazel nut; Claire, illustrious; and Alberta, nobly bright. What are the two nearest stars to the earth? Proxima fcentauna and Alpha Centauri. j ,

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Putting Leopold Godowsky in r all of Fame and Getting Hot Over New Ver.on of ‘Beale St. Blues'

Leopold Godowsky may not be; known to those who go in for hot modern piano music. Have told you many times that I do not care for pie unless It is lemon pie. i But piano is piano. The highbrows, some of ’em. may never ad- | mit that raggin’ the piano or putting the instruments into a jazz fever is not art. But I yet have to hear of a piano jazz fiend challenge the artistry of Godowsky as a pianist. The straight black bottom jazz lover seems to me in many Instances to be much broader and more tolerant than the classical lover. The jazz fox trotting exponent will say, “Nix. I care not for the classics" but he never orders the classics destroyed. And so now we arrive at mutual ground on which the classical exponent and the lover of popular music can get together. The meeting ground is anew Godowsky piano record on a Brunswick'which will invite the admira- < tion of all classes of music lovers. I am sure on this Brunswick record that Godowsky will appeal to those who generally and honestly do not care for music unless it is jazz, while playing two light little better Flatterer.” In these two little numbers, light and airy. Godowsky produces that sympathetic touch of delightfully light harmony of the better order. On the other side you get more melody of the better grade as he plays Tschaikowsky’s “BarcarolleJune” (Op. 37, No. 6). Here is the work of a master in composition. Its melody is easy to invite as a mental companion. On both sides this GodowskyBrunswick pianq record you will recognize splendid recording of the touch of the pianist. And so I put this record of Godowsky in my very own Hall of Fame. Hot Jazz This "What, No Jazz?” you ask. And you have the right. This time I go to an Okeh record with anew version of “Beale St. Blues” with Boyd Senter, known as “Clarinet Senter.” The guitar work is by Ed Long and there also is piano. On the other side you have the same combination playing “Not Maybe.” The “Beale St.” number is one of the hottest parades of wicked music that I have heard for a long time. Here is that “dirty" blue slow moving stuff which would make even a classical lover recognize the basic motive of the swing of the thing. I could rot imagine anyone knitting under an electric fan while this record was doing its stuff. Hot, oh, so hot. Wicked? Yes. But just a little bit of such a tonic does no harm methinks, especially when it is on a record. Have had some letters asking for other versions of “Russian Lullaby.” Will refer you to two Brunswick records. On one you will hear Lew White on the Kimball organ doing some mightypleasant things to this recor§. Os course, one can t carry Ramsay and the Indiana organ into your homes but you can have Lew White on a record playing the number which Ramsay is doing so beautifully at the Indiana this week. The other “Lullaby” is contributed by Frederic Fradkin, violinist. The background is orchestra. Beautiful number. Also requests for new Hawaiian music. A winner in * this sort of music is to be found on an Okeh with the Hawaiian Guitar Duo, Ferere and Paaluhi playing “O’ Sole Mio” and “Cielito Lindo,” (Beautiful Heaven). LOOKING OVER NEW EVENTS AT THE PALACE Heading the bill this week at the Palace theater is the musical comedy sketch “Hereafter.” It is about the trials of a bootlegger in “Hades,” and the wonderful time he has in the devil’s domain. The girls are pretty and the songs are tuneful. Some of the ideas used are those that have made the musical revues what they are. Billy Purl and Company have a most unusual comedy presentation. To make things disappear and to perform tricks with cards and such, always is the ambition of the young-

iThis Is Gettig Serious

BY WALTER D. HICIAN

sters. Walter Baker ancompany have an act that is diffot from the usual run of such, passing around the things he s with, he makes the act seem a ,le more personal and consequentlhe performance carries more wht with the audience. The worVoes not mystify the audience, butey have that satisfied feeling aftit is all over.. Popular songs always r.e a hit and when a quartet such the C. R. 4 starts in we won where all the tunefulness of thengs has been hiding. The presetion of this quartet starts with aedly of popular songs and end w the sequel to the famous “Cra Words” song. Female Impersonators afew and far between but it has b a long time since a burlesquing aale impersonator has been secon the Indianapolis vaudeville sti. Herbert Clifton bids fair become quite popular with his beque of Spanish dancers and prii donnas and such like. Veronica and Hurl-Ft amuse with a good act of tunng and clowning at the same timWe will say however that the bing suit costumes w hich are worn this act are most appropriate a this weather. Concluding the prograls Priscilla Dean in “Birds of y,” and selected comedies and is reels. At the Palace Theater lay and tomorrow. (By Observer. LOPEZ TO PLAY FOR DANCE HERE l Vincent Lopez and hirchestra will be heard in concernd will play for a dance Par’s Cinderella at Riverside Sundnight. Vincent Lopez, orches leader, declares that the next leration

Questions ad Answer

You can get an answer tty que*tlon of fact or information writing to The Indianapolis Times hlngton Bureau. 1322 New York A Washington. D. C.. inclosing 2 cent stamps for reply. Medical, legal and ltal advice cannot be given nor caztended research be undertaken. AH r questions will receive a personal y. Unsigned requests cannot be ansd. All letters are confidential.—Edit Who played the leading in the photoplay "Venus of Vei” and what is his address? Antonio Moreno. His ress is 1923 Micheltorena St., Longeles, Calif. What Is the number world automobile fatalities for 5 and how many of them were gnerossing accidents? The number killed was 100 of whom 80 per cent weret the United States. Auto fatalitin the United States in 1925 t0ta122,500 as estimated by the Nationaureau of Casualty and Surety nderwriters. Grade crossing idents accounted for the death 1,784 persons. What is the meaning of tfcame Beverley? “Beaver lea” or beaver mew. When was the first head imposed on immigrants enter the United States? In 1882 the imposition of lead tax of 50 cents was ordered Uongress and the amount has b increased gradually until it now eight dollars. What is a “Jews harp?” A musical instrument coning of a flexible metal ‘tfongue sea small stiff iron frame of p|ar shape, which is held again She player's mouth and pressed amt his teeth. The metal tongue lfcit outward at an angle so as be struck with the hand. Tones adduced by altering the shape ante of the mouth cavity, so as to iforce the various harmonies ole natural tone of the tongue, \;h is low in pitch. On what day of the week did H 1, 1899, fall? Wednesday.

of women’s backs will be the most beautiful ever known. “The shimmy,” says he, “has done it.” Women from all the forty-eight states, and from, many foreign countries, dance before Mr. Lopez’ view nightly. “Most of them shimmy,” he comments, “some slightly, some markedly, and just as the advent of easy transportation in cities has made the feminine ankle trimmer so the twists and wriggles which accompany several kinds of jazz will change the backs of the next generation. “And since American jazz has hit every country, you find the 1 backs improved everywhere.” Other theaters today offer: “The Gorilla,” at Keith’s; “Love ’Em and Leave ’Em.” at English’s; Empire Comedy Four at the Lyric; ’“Ten Modern Commandments,” at the Ohio; "Dance Magic,” at the Indi-: ana; “The Lure of the Night Club,"; at the Isis; "Framed," at the Circle; j ib ~'PIIUO 3Awg ‘uauwJM,, puw; the Apo.lo.

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SLANDERS ABOUT YUMA Yuma, Arizona, has a dry climate, but not so dry as has sometimes been alleged. I once quoted in a magazine article a somewhat over* wrought picture of the aridity prevailing there, from the pen of that usually accurate writer, the late Dr, J. S. Billings, and was properly called to account by the meteorologist in charge of the Yuma weather station. The same place Is rather subject to hot weather, but the following poetic gem of purest ray serene, which appears in the Journal “American Speech,” is a slander: The boy stood on the burning deck. He did not whoop nor holler. The fire came up and scorched hi* neck And singed his paper collar. His comrades said, “Why don’t yotl Jump?” Said he. “Oh. won't you loan a Man a pair of blankets. I'm From Yuma, Arizona." What are the cold (or any rata cool) hard facts about Yuma’s climate? My official colleague at that place writes that “its reputation for hotness is world-wide, but not more than half deserved. The aridity is assumed from the small rainfall naturally but not rightfully.” The humidity is, however, lot* enough to temper greatly the heat of summer. Thus on one occasion, when the thermometer climbed to 120. there were no heat prostrations, no heat strokes. Work and business went on as usual. The dry heat was quite endurable. All rights reserved a* Science Service, Ine,

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