Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 73, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1927 — Page 4

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Silence Loses Dignity Each and every day since his return, Governor Ed Jackson has been asked to make some comment upon the published charge made by The Times more than ten days ago. That charge was definite and unqualified. It was stated in such plain words and language that it was easily understood by the people of this State. The Times stated that on Dec. 8,1923, there was a conference in the office of Ed Jackson, then Secretary of State. At that conference were present Ed Jackson, who was to become Governor, and is Governor; George Coffin, the political boss of this county and the foundation of the whole present Republican machine, and one other who was furnishing funds to the Jackson candidacy for Governor, then in the making. The Times stated that Jackson left that conference and went to the office of "Warren T. McCray, then Governor. At that time McCray was under indictment in the Marion County courts. His son-in-law, William P. Evans, was about to resign the prosecutorship of this county. Evans had announced that he would ask for the appointment of his depty, William Remy, to the place. The Times charged that Ed Jackson made the straight offer to McCray that there would be furnished SIO,OOO to assist in his defense and that he would not be convicted in the courts, if he would not name Remy but would select a man chosen by Coffin. The Times stated plainly and openly that McCray replied that he had lost his money, would probably lose his office and might lose his liberty, as he did lose it, but that he would keep his self-respect. The people of this State might have expected that the Governor would make at least some statement in response to this charge, which was reprinted in every newspaper of the Nation. Even his friends had a right to expect that there would be prompt denial. James P. Noel, attorney for McCray, in an open letter to the Indianapolis News, after refusing to confirm or deny that the same offer was later given to him by D. C. Stephenson, said that he “should expect to be called upon to give evidence income forum.” But each and every day, in response to questions by representatives of The Times and of various press associations, Jackson has said that he has nothing to say. If the charge were false, The Times understands fully and completely its own responsibility. Every Republican newspaper which has made comment upon this matter, and a growing number of Republican newspapers are commenting these days, have demanded that the Governor speak. The Anderson Herald, always a supporter of the Republican ticket in elections, openly demands that he Governor either deny or resign his place as Governor. These papers understand, as do the people, that the- statute of limitations may make prosecution for crime impossible, if crime was involved in this transaction, but they are unwilling that that same'law shall run in the court of public opinion. If that charge was trus, and each day’s silence must go far to convince the people that what The Times printed was true, then there must be a different action if the Governor refuses to speak. Will the Republican members of the Legislature who last winter, at a party caucus, forced all members to vote against investigation, now refuse to act? Whoever links the adjective “dignified” to silence under these conditions has little regard for the fitness of things. The Times knows that it reflect a public setiment when it demands now, and every day, something other than silence. When will the Legislature “unlock lips” that now refuse to speak? It should begin soon. The people are impatient. They want action, not evasion, and will accept no subterfuge, no -cowardice. ’ —— Questioning the President’s Sincerity Never in the Nation’s history, perhaps, have ten words—seven of which were only of three letters or less—turned loose such a torrent of speculation as the ten words uttered by President Coolidge Tuesday in the little school room at Rapid City which he makes his office. In saying “I do not choose to run for President in 1928,” what did the President mean? That is the question on every American’s lips. And it is being variously answered, some in a way complimentary to the chief executive, some in a way almost to constitute a slur. “President Coolidge has done precisely what I have always thought he would do when he felt the time was ripe,” said Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, one of the leaders of the Republican party. “I had taken it for granted ... he would decline to permit his name to be used as a candidate for a third term. ... Few men have been more firmly devoted than he t* the fundamental principles of our Government...” | Dr. Butler puts it nicjply for one school of opinion. I

BOYD GURLEY. Editor.

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“Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way” —Dante

ROY W. HOWARD. President.

Frank O. Lowden, former Governor of ■lllinois and himself a candidate for the G. O. P. nomination in 1920, states it just as patly for the other. Said he: “I know of no man in all our history who has run away from the presidency.” There you have it. One school takes the President at his word. They refuse to believe he would stoop to trifle with public sentiment. They accept the President’s declaration at its face value, without reservation and wither discount. The other school refuses to take the President at his word.. They register their belief that all is fair in politics and that one may do things in the game which a man in private life would not do. They intimate the President is simply engaging in a bit of political juggling. They are insinuating the President will be President again if he can; that no man is big enough to forgo the presidency if the job is to be had for the taking, American tradition and American sentiment against third terms notwithstanding. From Rapid City comes the news that telegrams are deluging the President, some congratulating him upon the stand he has taken, some urging upon him the “duty” of “completing his task.” This was to be expected, particularly the spectacle of thousands of little politicians falling over one another to shed crocodile tears over the President’s renunciation and supplicate him not to forsake the country In this its hour of need. They wish thus to impress upon the head of the Government how much they think of him and—in case he should continue in office—they hope to be remembered for this display of “loyalty.” It is ever thus. The President, no doubt, will take an early opportunty to put a quietus on those who thus importune him. If there are those who do not understand the the meaning of those first ten terse words of Tuesday, it is to be expected that he will hand them another ten, or more, or less, setting all doubt at rest. Three is no personal program that we can think of that the President has yet to carry out. As he! himself took the pains to point out on the day of' his now famous pronumciamento, there has never been a time when the ship of state was plowing through waters more serene. It would even seem that! he had purposely chosen this period of calm to announce his desire to yield the helm to another pilot’s hand. Dr. Butler’s interpretation of the President’s meaning is the interpretation of the high-minded man, rather than that of a “practical” politician. With him we choose to believe the President meant exactly what he said. A Poet Counsels Statesmen Poets are generally accepted with lifted eyebrows by the great, strong, silent men who believe they hold the world’s destiny within their hands. Men who are not poets, however, but pride themselves on their practicability, could well listen to Dennis McCarthy, one of the great living Irish poets, as he speaks on a matter which he seems to believe he can express more strongly in prose than verse. McCarthy speaks of the murder of Kevin O’Higgins, “strong man of the Irish Free State.” “It would be a mistake,” says McCarthy, “to believe this deed authorized by political parties. In an atmosphere of intense political bitterness, there may always be found irresponsible men who, seeking the nearest way to a desired end, are moved without much hesitation to bloodshed. “If each of the parties in Ireland could mu ale Its own wild men and women, and if the same muzzling could be applied in America, also, the atmosphere would be cleared of its miasmatic vapors, and a saner and healthier state of public opinion would result in Ireland and everywhere.” If this poet’s truth about “irresponsible men” born and bred everywhere through no fault of the leaders of various movements were really accepted, fewer national hatreds and wars v'buld be bred. The last of the Florida Seminoles have capitulated and want to come Into the Union. Probably with extensive reservations. Usually, when the husband begins producing, the wife begins reducing. The man who is continually cracking Jokes about women’s clothes has very little to talk about. The reason we do not Join the concert of nations is on account of our solo ability. A hick is a fellow who doesn’t know the taste of more than two brands of lipstick. Opportunity knocks, but never knocks your competition Traffic signs are supposed to arrest attention, and traffic officers to arrest inattention. Judge Lindsey has received an offer to enter the movies. Strange how talent often is discovered late In life. /

Law and Justice By Dexter M. Keezer

A man and his wife bought two railroad tickets and checked their trunk, having contents valued at $675. They did not indicate that the value of the trunk was in excess of the S2OO allowed by the railroad company for the baggage of purchasers of two tickets. En route contents of the trunk valued at $111.30 were stolen. They sued the railroad to recover that amount, claiming that they should be allowed to recover for lost property up to S2OO. The railroad company contended that they were only entitled to $33.24. The railroad argument was that the passengers had not indicated that the trunk was worth more than S2OO and had not made extra payments on account of a higher valuation, and that consequently they should not recover more than the proportion of S2OO that the stolen goods represented of the entire value of the trunk and contents. That was $33.24. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDL THIS CASE? The actual decision: The Supreme Court of Nebraska held that the passengers were entitled to recover only $33.24, that being the portion of S2OO represented by the ratio between the articles stolen from the trunk and the total value of the trunk and contents. The court cited United States Supreme Court rulings indicating that the law limiting baggage claims “fixes not an arbitrary limit, but a ratio.”

W. A. MAYBORN, Business Manager,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4. 1927.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

M. E. TRACY SAYS: Few Defendants Have Ever Enjoyed Such Consideration as Have Sacco and Vanzetti.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 4. I am one of those who believe the President meant what he said, and that he used the word “choose” in its good old New England sense. More than that, I believe he came to his decision out of respect for a great principle. He may be tired of the job, and he may have been disappointed by several recent events, but his statement was timed in such a way as to suggest long and deliberate thought. Coolidge Is Seventh Six Presidents might have run for a third term with good probabilities of success, but refused to do so. They were Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson and Roosevelt. Roosevelt clouded the effect of his decision not to succeed himself by bolting the Republican party, and running as an independent candidate four years afterward. While beloiYring to the immortal six who n*ftue and safeguarded the third term tradition, he is also one of the two presidents who tried for a third term and failed. Why People Doubt Him A New York firm offers $5,000 at odds of seven to five that Coolidge will be the next President. This shows how strong a grip this belief in his statement has on the country. Quibbling over the word "choose” is but a smoke screen. Doubt that the President means what he says is rooted in two circumstances. 1. The majority of Republican politicians want him to run and are going to change his mind if they can. * 2. People who expected and predicted that he would run do not like to admit they were mistaken. Standard Oil Deals The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey complained the other day because the Standard Oil Company of New York had agreed to buy oil from Soviet Russia. One of the reasons it gave was that no American concern should buy oil from abroad while there was overproduction in this country. Now we find its president in Germany negotiating for synthetic gasoiine which the German dye trust is about to put on the market. If it Is wrong for one American firm to buy Russian oil because of overproduction in this country, why is it not wrong for another to buy German gasoline? With Germany’s Aid Meanwhi’e, the important fact of the transaction is that Germany has discovered a practical method of distilling gasoline from lignite. The dye trust is erecting a plant for this purpose which will manufacture no less than 100,000 tons a year. American chemists who have made a thorough study of the product. say it is of excellent quality. Synthetic gasoline from lignite is of vital consequence to America, where the oil supply is diminishing at an alarming rate. The Germans may have discovered the method of making it and may possess va it lignite beds as a source of supply, but we have brains enough to duplicate the process on still vaster lignite beds of our own. It makes little difference in the long run whether the Standard Oil Cos. of New York buys Russian oil, or whether the Standard Cil Cos. of New Jersey gets the right to exploit German gasoline. It makes a lot, however, if a process has been found by which this essential fuel can be extracted from the hundreds of thousands of square miles of poor grade coal which the United States possesses, and for which little use has yet been found. Sacco and Vanzefti Governor Fuller says that he believes that Sacco and Vanzetti were guilty, that they had a fair trial and that there was no reason why they should be given anew trial. He says this after spending a good part of his time during the last four months on the case. Whether this was eiftiugh to enable him to make a thorough Investigation, it was all he could spare as chief executive of a State, and all the people of that State could afford to have him spare. Few defendants have ever .enjoyed such consideration as have Sacco and Vanzetti. Not only has every quirk of the law been exhausted in their behalf, but in this latest instance they have been given the benefit of unusual and extra legal procedure. Penalty for Windjamming The trade-mark of radicalism has made the Sacco-Vanzetti case peculiarly troublesome. They have been referred to as radicals from the outset and this has gone far to create the impression that political prejudice had a definite bearing on their indictment, trial and conviction. People who live in countries where there is political persecution with less noise than we have in America find it hard to understand that our tumult Is nine-tenths wind-jafhming and that no matter how excited our Chambers of Commerce and luncheon clubs get over red propagandists, the bias is thin enough to be laid aside in court. Asa matter of common sense, Sacco and Vanzetti have been given extraordinary consideration because | many people not in sympathy with i their ideas wanted to be sure that th£y had a lair chance.

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Two Cases of Persian and Rhodian Pottery Are On View at the John Herron Art Institute in City

Two cases of Persian and Rhodian pottery at the Herron Art Institute have been arranged in Gallery 111 for exhibition during the summer months. The little that has been collected on the manufacture of Persian pottery is full of errors and contradictory assertions. To a great extent we must depend on the works themselves to build up their history. When the Persian civilization that had come to flower under Zoroaster was. toward the year 650 A. D., subdued by the Mussulmans and the Persians accepted Islamism, their art and manufactures were influenced by their Arab conquerors, but in the fabrication of certain materials they were recognized as masters and they imposed their taste and methods on the Arabs. Persian potters became leaders throughout the Mussulman possessions in their production of soft porcelain and of faience. Rhodian pottery is Persian faience of an inferior order. In one of the cases a large vase or jug occupies the center space. It is decorated with a wide band of black in a loose, open pattern on a gray ground and, like other Persian pottery, is finished in a siliceous or glass glaze. To right and left are large His-pano-Moresque platters of rich, bronze luster dating from the six-

(Goshen News-Times) If guilty of the charges made against him, of course the Governor of Indiana could save himself and the State considerable future undesirable notoriety by retiring from office. That is a proposition on which there can be no difference of opinion. If Cuiltu On the other hand, should he be free 1 J of a conscience of guilt it Is his duty to of Charges both himself and the high office he 1 holds to refrain from being drawn Resign into a controversy based upon the word of a convicted criminal or the activities of those who manirestly are his political enemies. The charges against Governor Jackson are sufficiently serious to bring about his forced removal from office if they can be substantiated by his accusers, therefore it would seem that in accordance with their expressed interest in the welfare of the State they should permit no delay in resorting to one of the very sffective legal means provided for the prosecution of such cases. Thus far those engaged in these public exposures have confined themselves to the publication of newspaper stories, serious enough if true but Unsupported by action that becomes the duty of every good citizen possessing probable knowledge that a crime has been committed or a public office brought to disgrace. There is no hallowed spot in which even a Governor is immune from punishment for misdeeds committed by him, therefore let Governor Jackson’s accusers bring him before a bar of justice in order that his guilt or innocence may be established in a manner provided by law and moral justice. (Martin County Tribune) • While investigations are being had why wouldn’t it be a good thing for Prosecutor Dobbyn to bring to the forefront the “black boxes” of his district! The charge is being openly made that men are paying large sums of money for “protection”— Protection it is told that one man in Martin j County has paid more than SIO,OOO ana within the last years or so—on his Pardons own streets officers are openly branded as "grafters” and the like; it is a matter of record in his home town that officers have violated the letter and the spirit of the law whici he has been elected to preserve and enforce; the office of the county treasurer was entered and the safe robbed and now names are being used as is also the case with reference to the relieving of the county jail of confiscated liquor. In a word if onehalf of the charges in this judicial district are true —and where there is such a volume of smoke there is likely to be some fire—Mr. Dobbyn would have work to do for a year that would make the scandal of Marion County wither away into insignificance. Naturally the better element of society are watching and waiting for the machinery instituted for such purposes to get into action. Governor Jackson has given to Editor Dale a pardon from the ninety days at Putnamville handed to him by one Judge Dearth, who before the Indiana General Assembly last winter on an Impeachment charge, and would have been dethroned had It not been for an element that held the whip hand in the house. Dearth ought to have been impeached. It may be tfcajt jthe editor was just a bit harsh in his remarks, but'nevertheless the press ought to have the

Candling It!

teenth century, and to one side are a small ewer and a smaller lamp appropriately placed on a bit of old Persian brocade. These two delicate colors have been lost and their glaze turned to the soft iridescence that the earth imparts to buried objects of this nature. A lacquered fan case in mellow reds and golds, a ball pendant for a mosque lamp, done in pottery, and two Rhodian plates with brightly colored floral designs add Interest to the contents of this case. In the other a tall ewer or water pitcher dominates the arrangement. This piece, perhaps because of its size and shape, perhaps because of the oriental charm of its green and terra-cotta pattern is redolent of the very spirit of the East. It is surrounded by plates, a fruit dish, an oil jar and tilps of soft porcelain. One tile bears a pictorial design on its deep blue ground. A hunter, hawk on wrist, rides upon an Arab steed of creamy white and small sprays of flowers are spotted on the background. The summer school at Winona Lake closed July 30, after a busy season. Excellent work was turned out. and the Instructors felt particularly gratified by the large number and high quality of tfi| water colors that were submitted for the end-of-the-season exhibition. Water

What Other Editors Think

color is an exceptionally difficult medium to handle, but when skillfully manipulated gives results of rare charm and effectiveness. The school is to be congratulated on having developed water colorists of unquestioned ability. On Monday afternoon. Forsyth gave a lecture in the auditorium at Winona Lake to students, summer visitors and townspeople. He spoke to a large and appreciative audience. On Thursday, July 28, the school exhibition with a reception for the visitors was held, 250 sketches and drawings being displayed. The showing was creditable and well attended. Art school scholarships to pupils of the city high schools and to pupils of county high schools throughout the State have been awarded. Pupils of Technical, Manual, Broad Ripple and Shortridge high schools received seven of the scholarships, and pupils in the county schools received twenty-five, one to a county. Indianapolis theaters today offer: “Pigs.” at English's; "Rain,” at Keith's; Rigoletto Brothers. and Young Abraham, at the Lyric; "Lonesome Ladies,” at the Circle; “Time to Love," at the Indiana; “On Ze Boulevard," at the Apollo; “Monte Cristo.” at the Ohio, and a new movie bill at the Isis.

right to criticise the opinion of any judge without being mauled into court on a contempt of court charge. While every respect ought to be given courts, still there are times when they may. too, beoome a bit out of the general order of things. (Greensburr Times) Poor old Governor Jackson i He’s caught with the goods good and strong now. Trying to bribe a former Governor to appoint a henchman of “Boss” Coffin of Indianapolis as prosecuting McCray a attorney! with Ten th °usand dollars was the bid, man wun but Governor McCray, with all his Conscience Other faults, was too much a man to stoop to such things. Since this was made public I am for the first time ready to see ex-Governor McCray pardoned and released from prison. He's not all bad, that’s certain. Then I could nominate another to take his place. This is some of the stuff that was offered to the last Legislature and the Republican majority voted unanimously to smother it. Every legislator that voted to protect a man as guilty as Ed Jackson and some of others In the same Jackpot should be forever relegatede to the political garbage dump. The leader of this opposition has recently been appointed head of one of our State normal schools. A fine man to Inculcate character in our youth! (Michigan City Dispatch) The finding of the “black boxes" which Steve says contains all his incriminating evidence against Indiana politicians ought to bring about speedy prosecutions or else set at rest the reports Determine Which have been common gossip Vnine throughout the State for many months, t aiue From what we udnerstand, the special Now prosecutors of Marion County, who have the boxes, say that their contents are sufficient are sufficient to blast the reputations of many now in high office, even if they are not removed and convicted of violating the State laws. We are glad that this supposedly incriminating evidence is now all uncovered so that its value may be determined once and for all. Uneasy lies the crown on the head of many an executive in Indians, as a result of mixing with Steve and this doesn’t mean just minor officers either. (Decatnr Democrat) If the story printed in an Indianapolis newspaper is true, that Warren T. McCray, while Governor, refused a SIO,OOO bribe offered him for the appointment of a certain man as prosecuting attorney, he deserves credit and he deserves It the more because . he did not prove a “piker” and offer it •* h,IS as a defense. There are those who an( j have felt that McCray was made a “goat” while others far more guilty That have gone free and this development will increase that feeling. They say Governor Jackson is not worried about the (newest turn of affairs in Indiana politics but we woif.d bet a couple of doughnuts that If he had It to do oveA he would hunt up a different alibi than that old Spavined horse.

AUG. 4, 1927

Why the Weather?

s£f Meteorology 0

PALOUSERS Dust storms assume a variety of forms and are known under many names in different parts of the world. The Palouse regions of northern Idaho, together with a large adjacent area of the northwestern United States, is the home of the "Palouser.” The storms thus designated are the bane of housekeepers, but are responsible for the gradual deposit of a deep layer of very fertile soil. Mr. J. A. Larsen says of them; “The dust penetrates into every house and office, making it possible for any one to write his name on the furniture. When the storm is accompanied by rain or snow, the window panes and buildings arc besmirched with streaks of red dirt. To have one of these storms happen immediately after painting a house is exasperating. “The dust is laid down In the mountains of northern Idaho, where It may be seen any day and anywhere during the summer months. Here it no doubt has profoundly influenced the growth and distribution of one of America’s most valuable timber trees, the western white pine, for the best "rowth and development of this species takes place on the deep soils which lie directly in the path of the westerly winds carrying and depositing dust. J| “One very pronounced dust storm occurred in March, 1917, when the desert region was dry and bare, but the forested area under a cover of snow. At this time a sample of dust as it had fallen on the snow was taken, the snow melted and the amount of dry soil weighed. This showed that the deposit tn a single storm amounted to 600 pounds per acre.” iAll rights reserved. Science Service, Inc.)

Mr. Fixit City Oil Supply Exhausted But Action Promised.

Mr. Flxlt, The Times reporter at city hall, will be glad to present your complaints to city officials. Letters must bear writer’s name and address. Names will not be published. The city street department has run out of oil for streets. An order for anew shipment has been placed, and they expect about 20.000 gallons in a few days. Mr. Fixit: Can you please get us some oil out on Boyd Ave., from Wade to Tabor Sts.? I see other streets oiled out here on which there is not near as much traffic as on Boyd. There is one of the finest school buildings in the city on that street. Please try and help us out. F. D. Officials promise to oil this street as soon as the new supply Is received sometime this week. Mr. Fixit: I wish to report a fam-l ily living on N. New Jersey St. A very Insanitary condition exist* there. MRS. D. An inspector of the health department has investigated. He reports that he left orders that will change conditions. Mr. Fixit: The alley between Fletcher and Spann Ave. in the 4100 block east. Is impossible to get through. The ice man has to carry ice a block to the houses. I have no way of getting my coal put in. Will you please see If there is some way of relteving this situation? FLETCHER AVE. TAXPAYER. This complaint was referred to the street commissioner's office. They will take care of It Immediately.

Questions and Answers

What countries have possessions in Africa? France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Belgium. What form of government has Peru? It Is a republic similar to that of the United States. From what book was the movie “The Road to Mandalay” taken? It was taken not from a book but was written especially for the screen; by Tod Browning, who also directed' it, and Herman J. Mankewics.

Brain Teasers

Here's a chance to get answers right by merely guessing which of the three answers in the first ten questions below is correct. Answers on page 14: 1. Are Cossacks horsemen of Arabia, Russia or Mexico? 2. Is the letter occurring most frequently in the English language “e." "i" or “s"? 3. Is Mt. Vesuvius a volcano of Italy, Hawaii or Japan? 4. Was Robert. Burns a poet of Ireland, England or Scotland? 5. Is the tibia a bone in the leg, the arm or the chest? 6. Is the pointed arch a distinguishing feature of Gothic, Greek or Moorish architecture? 7. Did Miles Standisli ask Governor Bradford, John Aldcn or Cotton Mather to do his wooing for him? 8. Does the Congo River empty into the mediterranean Sea. the Indian Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean? 9. Was little Eva a character In “Uncle Tom's Cabin," “The Last of the Mohicans” or “To Have and to Hold”? 10. Were the “Just So Stories" written by I-lans Christian Anderson, L. Frank Baum or Rudyard Kipling? 11. Who is Indiana's State police chief? 12. What is principal buslnese of the State police?

Do You Know That care and relief were given by the Salvation Army, an agency of the Community Fund, to 253 needy families during the last six months?