Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 223, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 January 1928 — Page 1

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STORMS RAGE IN SOUTH AND EAST; 4 DEAD Heavy Property Toll Taken in Tennessee, Kentucky; New York Hard Hit. BED CROSS RUSHES AID Loss of Life May Be Large in Isolated Sestions of Two States. (By United Press) Violent windstorms swept the eastern part of the United States today, after killing four persons in Tennessee and one in Kentucky. Property damage was mounting hourly in reports from cities and towns in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, where the wind velocity ranged from 66 to 70 miles and hour. In the metropolitan area of New York, pedestrians fought their way to subway and elevated stations, against violent winds. The waters of New York harbor were churned by the gale, sinking two ships. Storm warnings were issued for the Atlantiac seaboard from Delaware breakwater to Eastport, Mai: I In western New York State the gales followed a rain storm which turned to snow. Five Injured in Newark At Newark, N. J., five persons were injured by automobiles when the force of the wind prevented them from dodging out of the path of traffic. Debris falling from the upper stories of buildings under construction added to storiyi hazards. The eastern gales originated last night in Kentucky and Tennessee, where they created twisters, wrecking schoolhouses and farm buildings. A known toll of four lives at Holmes Creek was taken in Tennessee and the storm injured eight other persons, two probably fatally, reports to Nashville today said. Further casualties were feared in the affected area, although definte news was lacking. Telephone and telegraph wires were destroyed by the winds and highways were blocked by uprooted trees. Damage to property was believed heavy. Tennessee Loss Heavy The Tennessee Central Railroad system had reports of heavy property damage near Monterey and Cookeville, as connection with stations in that territory was re-estab-lished. The Nashville Red Cross prepared today to forward food, clothing and medical supplies to the stricken area as soon as more satisfactory communication should be established. Automobiles loaded with supplies were held ready at headquarters here. The wind storm struck New York shortly after midnight, endangering shipping off the coast of the North Atlantic States. Tearing at a seventy-mile-an-hour pace over the city, the gale passed northeastward along the shore line and out to sea, whipping up the waters into huge waves. In the harbor the waves were the highest in the memory of marine officials, and they dashed against the battery seawall so hard that a spray was flung forty feet in the air. Vessels Sunk in Harbor Two vessels were sunk. One was the U. S. S. Dewey, historic gunboat captured by American naval forces in the Spanish American War and named after their commander. It was being dismantled in the Brooklyn docks when high waves swamped it. The other boat was a 400-ton barge which went to the bottom when its seams ripped open while resting on the Brooklyn side of the harbor. Incoming liners, all delayed by other weather disturbances of the last few days, crept along. For the first time in years they were not met today by a coast guard cutter, so rough was the harbor. Barges Tom Loose All day the harbor police and Government boats received calls for aid, as barges tore loose from their moorings and were tossed about in the harbor. Damage from the winds was evident everywhere in New York and its suburbs. Manhattan apparently suffered less than Brooklyn and the Bronx, where glass and debris were scattered over the streets, small buildings overturned and signs and poles tore loose. In Coney Island, one vacant house was reported to have been blown three blocks. Haul Empty Safe Away By Timet Special TREATY, Ind., Jan. 25.—Burglars who have been frequent visitors at the postoffice here hauled an empty safe live miles in their latest call. Ray Templeton, postmaster, has a new hiding place for money and stamps now, and the safe will net burglars exactly nothing. TRY YOUR NEXT EVENING dinner at FLETCHER CAFETERIA, Basement Fletcher Trust Bldg. 10:30 ft. m. to 7 30 p. m.—Advertisement.

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VOLUME 39—NUMBER 223

Girl Sorry for Attempt to End Lonesome Life

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BOOZE AS CURE, PARLEYTOPiC Dry Leaders Will Discuss Issue Friday. Medicinal whisky will be among the things discussed at the two-day Indiana dry convention which opens Thursday morning at the Roberts Park M. E. Church, Secretary E. S. Shumaker of the Indiana Anti-Sa-loon League announced today. Shumaker said the discussion will be Friday afternoon. Two Indiana doctors will talk on the subject, both opposing the use of whisky as medicine. They are Dr. R. H. Richards of Patricksburg, Ind., former majoi in the medical corps of the American expeditionary forces, and Dr. O. G. Bruebaker of North Manchester, Ind. Editor Fred Rohrer of Berne, Ind., who told The Times seevral months ago he favored liquor for medicine and had taken a little wine for his stomach, will appear on the same program. Dry leaders to speak during the sesssions include United States Prohibition Director J. M. Doran of Washington, D. C.; Secretary Clarence True Wilson of the Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals; Superintendent F. Scott Mcßride of the Anti-Saloon League of America, and others. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m.... 19 10 a. m.... 21 7 a. m.... 18 11 a. m.... 22 8 a. m.... 18 12 (noon).. 24 9 a. m.... 19 1 p. m.... 21

1927 SETS HEALTH RECORD FOR CITY

Indianapolis set anew record for health in 1927, with a death rate of only 13.1 a thousand of population, Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health board secretary, announced today. At the same time, the city's birth rate dropped, in conformity with the national trend. The 1927 death rate was one-tenth point lower than the record, 13.2 for 1924. Decrease under 1926 was marked, that figure being 14. In 1925 it was 13.5. Total deaths in 1927 were 4,929, compared with 5,252 in 1926. Births were 6,635 in 1927, as compared with 6,860 in 1926. The 1927 birth rate was 17.6 a thousand of population against 19.2 in 1925 and 18.2 in 1926. Dr. Morgan said the death rate would compare favorably with other cities of the same size and probably would be among the lowest in the central West. He explained that medical science has been able to keep alive a large number of babies, cutting the infant mortality rate. The infant death rate for 1927 was 63.3 a thousand under one year of age, a remarkable drop from 70.1 the previous year. There were 420 deaths of children under one year old. “Another thing which makes Indianapolis proud is the drop in typhoid death rate from 2.94, low-

Mrs. Freda Smith

Athletics Took Too Much of Husband’s Time, Young Wile Explains. In a city hospital ward Mrs. Freda Smith, 17, 734 N. Capitol Ave., is ruefully recovering from the effects of poison taken last night when her husband George, 23, refused to take her to a basketball game in which he was playing. “Ever since he’s been manager of the team he’s been so busy,” said the girl. “Last night when I asked him to take me he refused and wouldn’t even give a reason. I felt as if I couldn’t stand it. I just picked up the bottle and drank all the contents as soon as he left.” After she had taken the poison Mrs. Smith went downstairs to talk to the landlady, Mrs. W. E. Lamphere. About ten minutes later she began to cry and finally admitted that she had tried to commit suicide. Police were notified and she was rushed to the hospital, where she is in a good condition today. They were married in Greenfield about three months ago, with the girl’s mother, Mrs. Henry M. Anders of Shelbyville as a witness. They had known each other for two months. Freda says that her husband’s devotion to athletics began to be noticeable particularly about six weeks ago. “I try to please him...l love to cook and I have something different for him every night. He doesn’t realize how lonely it is for me and how much I want to go with him. I don’t want to live if he doesn’t love me. I’m not sorry I tried to die.” The husband’s employers refused to let a reporter talk with him. They said he was deeply affected by his wife’s act.

est previous record, to 1.29 a 100,000 population,” Dr. Morgan said. Statistics compiled by Chief Clerk C. Tom Johnson show' that organic heart diseases, with 1,047, led causes of death. Arterial system disease, totaling 589, were second. Accidental deaths jumped from 227 in 1926 to 252 in 1927. A marked upward trend in number of cancer deaths continued, the increase being from 397 in 1926 to 431 last year.

CRAZED BANDIT PARADES VICTIM MILE AT GUN POINT; STRIPS HIM OF CLOTHING

Police today are following clews that may lead to capture of an apparently crazed bandit, with a mania for stripping his victims of their clothing and threatening their lives. William A. Geizendanner, 28, of 1844 E. Tenth St., is the latest to undergo this ordeal. He was forced to walk more than a mile Tuesday night, accompanied by the bandit, pressing a revolver in h?s side and muttering threats to shoot at every step. He was in the gunman’s power for more than an hour, he told police.

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SINCLAIR WILL OPEN BOOKS IN OiL CASE QUIZ Committee Request Will Be Granted: Standard Oil Head Ignores Call. $404,000 ‘LOAN’ TO FALL Son-in-Law Tells Probers How Huge Sum Was Paid Over. BY PAUL MALLON United I’ress Stall Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Harry F. Sinclair informed the Teapot Dome investigating committee today that he readily would furnish the committee the books of his Hyva Corporation, showing his private finances. The information was communited to the committee by Sinclair’s attorney, Martin W. Littleton, at the start of the second day’s hearing. Sinclair did not appear, but Littleton said he would when wanted. L. L. Stevens of the Standard Oil of Indiana told the committee that Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the company, is in Havana and will not be able to appear before the committee immediately. Senator Walsh of Montana demanded Stewart’s appearance within thirty-six hours—the time he though it would require to come here from Havana. Stevens replied that Stewart had made important business engagements in Mexico and was going there from Cuba. New york bankers were called by the Senate Teapot Dome Committee today to trace about $1,000,000 In bonds which passed through their agencies in the name of H. M Blackmer, missing oil trial witness. Vague politic?! rumors have spread concerning the disposition of the securities and Senator Walsh ot Montana, conducting the investigation, believes he can learn the identity of every person who received or handled them. Walsh has ascertained that $233,000 of the bonds were given by Harry F. Sinclair, the oil man, to former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall, a short time after Fall secretly leased the Teapot Dome naval reserve to Sinclair in 1922. Son-in-Law Bares Deal M. T. Everhart, son-in-law of Fall, told that story to the committee late yesterday, piecing together a hidden chapter that Government prosecutors and investigators have been seeking to get for three years. In May, 1922 (a month after Fall had leased Teapot Dome to Sinclair), Fall told Everhart they ought to reorganize their debt-ridden cattle lands in New Mexico and that he had “a party,” who was willing to put up money and go in with them. The “party” was Sinclair. Everhart went to Sinclair’s private railway car here and got $198,000 in bonds. Later he went to New York and received $35,000 more. Third Interest in Ranch For this money Sinclair was supposed to be given a third interest in the cattle lands with Everhart and Fall. But the stock certificate never was made out in Sinclair’s name and Fall borrowed money upon it at the Pueblo bank. Where it is now, Everhart said he did not know. In addition, Everhart revealed that Sinclair had loaned Fall, without security, $36,000 in cash, which Everhart carried from Sinclair to Fall. Thus, according to Everhart, Sinclair advanced $301,000 in bonds ana cash to Fall. It also has been established that E. L. Doheny, California oil magnate, loaned Fall SIOO,OOO. making $404,000 Fall received from the two oil men. COLD WILL CONTINUE Temperature to Be Below 18 Tonight, U. S. Bureau Predicts. The cold weather will continue tonight, with temperatures likely one or two degrees lower than Tuesday night, the United States Weather Bureau predicted. The chill winds from the Northwest, which swept into the city on Wednesday, brought a gradual temperature drop from 42 at 7 a. m. Wednesday to 18 at 7 a. m. today.

Geizzendanner was parking his car at Vermont St. and Indiana Ave. about 10 p. m. When he left the machine he was confronted by the man with the revolver and commanded to walk along with him. Taking hold of his victim’s arm and placing the gun against his side, the bandit forced him to walk west a short distance, south five blocks, east to East St., and then to a vacant house near Market and East Sts. , Going inside, the bandit ordered

SEEK FIREBUG IN $50,000 BLAZE

Mystery A beautiful New York actress known as the “Canary” is found dead—her apartment looted—a heavy steel jewel case broken open. Powerful hands slowly had strangled the “Canary”—the technical knowledge of a professional burglar was used in opening the jewel case. Who killed the “Canary?” Who wrecked the apartment interior? Who stole the jewels? S. S. Van Dien, author of “The Benson Murder Case,” unravels the mystery in “The Canary Murder Case.” Turn to page 16 and read today’s installment of this baffling thriller. It’s not too late to start.

CLASH MARKS FLOODHEARING Engineer Stalks Out After Fiery Questioning. By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—A heated exchange took place at the House Flood Control Committee session today between Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of Army engineers, and Chairman Reid of the committee, over what Reid regarded as an intimation by Jad win that the committee had suppressed information about flood control projects. Observers interpreted Reid’s final remark to Jadwin, made in a general confusion, as amounting to an order for the Army engineer chief to leave the stand. “If you can’t answer the question, we’ll have to call another witness and go ahead with our hearing,” Reid said, and Jadwin abruptly left the room. After the clash there were hints Jadwin might decline to testify further. At his office, however, it was stated he would go before the committee again, if desired. The controversy was precipitated when Jadwin declared a brief by Governor F. D. Sampson of Kentucky, criticizing the Army engineer plan, is “full of fallacies” and that he will answer it in a detailed letter. “We must get busy here and get out a plan or we’ll wake up and find 1,500 people drowned,” Jadwin said. Reid then asked the Army engineer chief if he thought the committee had suppressed information about flood control proposals. The word tilt followed. LINDY TO BOGOTA NEXT Good Will Trip to Be Resumed by Flier Friday. By Ignited Press BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 25. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh today telegraphed the American legation that on his resumption Friday of his good will tour he would fly in a direct line from Panama City to Bogota, passing over Medellin, 150 miles north northwest of here. POISON EATEN BY CHILD Girl, 3, Is In Critical Condition at City HospitaL Three-year-old Violet Hargraves, daughter of Mrs. Matilda Hargraves, 1647 S. Meridian St., is in critical condition at city hospital as the result of swallowing poison, tablets left on the buffet at the Hargraves home.

ALVAH J. RUCKER IN GOVERNOR RACE

Alvah J. Rucker, former corporation counsel under John L. Duvall, today became the third entry for the Republican nomination for Governor. Charles W. Jewett, ex-mayor of Indianapolis, and Arthur Symmes of Clinton previously had announced. Rucker said he would make formal announcement of his candidacy at a meeting in Fountain Square Hall Thursday night. His campaign will be directed at what he regards as a public utility monopoly.

Geizendanner to lie on the floor, and he then proceeded to strip him of his clothing. Almost naked and shivering in the intense cold, the victim was kept lying there while the bandit tried the clothing on. He found it would not fit and upon pleadings of his victim that he was freezing, the bandit returned the clothing. He kept a $1 bill, some change and a bunch of keys. Then he ordered Geizendanner tc lie there for five minutes, while he escaped.

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Residence, Almost Finished, Is Burned to Ground During Night. Fire, which officials believed might be of incendiary origin because of the large number of similar vacant house incendiary fires here in the last several years, destroyed the new $50,000 home of Daniel J. Zimmerman, near Kessler Blvd. and FortyEighth St., Tuesday night. Nineteen other fires were reported in the city since 7 a. m. Tuesday. Zimmerman, a member of the architectural firm of George and Zimmerman, now living in the Worthington Apts., 602 N. Alabama St., did not know of the fire until he drove to the site of the house with his Negro houseman this morning. Instead of the new home into which he. hoped to move this week, a smoldering mass of ruins greeted his eyes. Carpenters Left in House The houseman left the place at 1 p. m. Tuesday to visit a doctor and stayed in town last night to attend the wedding of a sister. He left two men doing carpenter work in the kitchen. Zimmerman considered driving out to the house to turn off the water when the mercury dropped last night, but was persuaded to continue a card game with his wife and sister. He would have moved into the house last week, but for trouble with the pump. Part of the furniture had been moved in. Only one-third of the loss was covered by insurance, Zimmerman said. He doubted the possibility of incendiary origin. Because of the distance of the house from the road, the blaze was not discovered by passersby and neighbors until well underway about 8:30 p. m. The Indianapolis fire department was not called. Many Vacant Houses Burned There have been 250 vacant house fires in Negro residence districts in the northeast and northwest sections of the city in three years, fire department officials said. Twelve new unoccupied south side homes have been destroyed, probably by a pyromaniac, in that time Police and fire department investigators have been unable to find the person or persons responsible. A Negro suspect is being questioned about the Negro district fires, several of which occurred last week. The Zimmerman residence is the second large suburban home destroyed by flames in a month. The $50,000 Brendenwood home of C. W. Craig was burned a month ago. This was not of incendiary origin. Damage Is Slight Most of the other nineteen fires last night were slight in damage, mainly roof and flue fires. A fire of unknown origin did SIOO damage at the J. R. Hicks cleaning establishment, 2451 W. Sixteenth St., Tuesday afternoon. Two hundred dollars damage was reported from a fire at the American Specialty Company plant, 201 W. Morris St„ at 8:15 a. m. today. HOLD ALIEN SMUGGLERS Carnival Company Employes Identified in Florida Probe. By United Press KEY WEST, Fla., Jan. 25.—Four of thirteen members of the Johnny J. Jones Carnival Company were identified today by twelve aliens as having received money from them for passage into this country from Cuba. The aliens and carnival employes were arrested here Tuesday on the arrival of car ferries from Havana. From SIOO to S2OO was the smuggling price per individual, police said they were told.

Rucker bitterly opposed recent merger of Indianapolis light companies, contending the valuations were excessive. Seeking an injunction suit to prevent the merger, he alleged utilities had contributed $19,000 to Governor Jackson’s campaign fund. A short time later Duvall dismissed him. The new Republican candidate is 47, married, and has one child. A graduate of Indiana University, he has practiced law here twenty years. He twice was elected Marion County prosecutor. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and Masonic organizations.

According to Geizendanner, the bandit seemed to be a “dope” fiend, with an urge to kill, as he constantly was seeking an excuse for shooting his victim. Three somewhat similar hold-ups were executed by the “stripper bandit” Sunday night. Victims were Herbert H. McDaniel, 1325 Ashland Ave., Apt. 11; Carl Henderson, 117% N. Alabama St., and George Pollis, 535 E. Ohio St. Each was accosted singly and articles of clothing taken, as well as money.

HICKMAN TRIAL SUDDENLY HALTED BY DEFENSE PLEA; HOLD JUDGE IS PREJUDICED Court Recessed to Await Ruling on Objection Advanced by Youthful Attorneys for Kidnaper-Slayer. ‘I’LL SWING/ IS KILLER’S FORECAST Crowd Jams Corridors in Hall of Justice as Cowering Prisoner Is Rushed From Jail to Face Murder Charge. By DAN CA:T T ’3ELL United Press Staff Correspondent COURTROOM, LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 25.—William ward Hickman stood at the bar of justice today to answer the kidnaping and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker, dai ter of a Los Angeles banker. The trial, however, was halted suddenly at the very outset by an unexpected defense move. Jerome Walsh, chief defense attorney, offered an objection to Judge Carlos Hardy as presiding judge at the trial. Court was recessed until 2p. m. to permit State and defense attorneys to consider the question of a trial judge, Walsh’s objection was in the form of an affidavit, contending that Judge Hardy was prejudiced in the case and could not give Hickman a fair trial.

It also was contended that because lie served as arraignment judge he was not qualified to hear the trial. The white haired jurist ruled to the contrary, but reserved until late today final decision as to whether he will vacate the bench. The defense move was altogether unexpected. Hickman’s attorneys had indicated last night they were ready for the trial to proceed. Stirs Buzz of Excitement Judge Hardy studied the affidavit carefullj 7 for several moments in silence. Meanwhile, the courtroom buzzed with excitement, as the spectators tried to learn the nature of the affidavit that had been presented to the judge. District Attorney Asa Keyes read with great care the copy of the affidavit that was handed him. Suddenly it was discovered the document was not signed by Hickman and the paper was passed over to the youth for his signature. With a nervous hand, Hickman scrawled his name on the paper and Judge Hardy began answering the objections raised in the document. Then he recessed court without announcing a final decision. A jury will hear the evidence and the testimony of alienists for the State and the defense and then determine whether the youth is sane —in which case he probably will be sentenced to be hanged—or insane, which would mean commitment to a State hospital. In State of Despair In a confession shortly after his arrest in December, Hickman admitted abducting Marion and dismembering her body, after he choked her to death. Hickman was in a state of despair as the trial opened. He was haggard after sleepless hours last night, spent in pacing the floor of his cell in the Los Angeles County jail. “I’ll swing,” he told his guards as he was being led from the jail to the courtroom. “I know I’ll swing. I wish the whole thing were over now.” There was little left of the air of bravado with which he greeted his captors in Pendleton, Ore., barely a month ago and related to them the story of his crime. Hours before the session started a sturdy stream of sensation seekers jammed into the Hall of Justice. Many women, some with children in their arms, were in the crowd. Practically all the space in the little courtroom was taken by those actually connected with the trial and by newspaper representatives. Disappointed at failure to get in the courtroom, the crowd lingered in the corridors of the Hall of Justice, waiting for a glimpse of Hickman. But again disappointment was in store for them. Hickman was led into the building through a rear entrance and only a few saw him as he was rushed into an elevator and taken to the courtroom. Temporary oak barriers had been srected in the corridors of the Hall of Justice to prevent the crowd from getting out of control. A heavy detail of policemen patrolled the corridors, watching for the first sign of a demonstration of hostility toward the youthful killer. Police Ready for Mob The policemen carried night sticks and were armed wtih a supply of gas bombs. Hickman was dressed in a dark blue suit. He had been freshly shaved. Jerome Walsh, youthful defense attorney, reached the courtroom early. He obvously was straining to maintain his composure as the most notorious case in which he ever had participated began. He was followed by his equally youthful associate, Richard Cantillon, who looked sternly about the courtroom . Hickman entered quietly by a side door. He was accompanied by Claude

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Peters, a deputy sheriff. Hickman took a seat almost without being observed by those in the courtroom. Peters, a six-foot giant, towered above the diminutive# Hickman as the two walked to their seats. One Guard Over Youth It was decided that Peters alone would serve as guard for Hickman during the trial. Court officials felt it might arouse sentiment in favor of the youth if he were seen in court with a large detail of officers standing watch. Hickman’s brother, Alfred, 21-year-old University of Kansas student, occupied a seat near his brother and sat gazing fixedly at “The Fox.” The chair assigned to Hickman’s mother was vacant as the trial started. She was resting in preparation for the ordeal of taking the stand. The mother indirectly will attempt to shoulder Edward’s crime. For it was she who was blamed for Edward’s alleged insanity. Several years ago she spent some time in an asylum. She will tell of this on the stand, admitting that she believes her mentality affected Edward and that she believes him a victim of hereditary insanity. Mother to Be Blamed The father, too, will lay the blame on the mother. He will tell of the causes of the estrangement, and how he believes Edward was a victim of his mother’s insanity. Then there will be depositions from Hickman’s former associateshis classmates in high school in Kansas City and former neighbors of the family. These depositions will tell of "queer actions.” Alienists will testify in scientific terms regarding Edward’s “insane tendencies.” They will be counteracted by State alienists, who have found Hickman “undoubtedly sane.” Perhaps the most colorful prosecution witness will be Perry Parker, father of Marion. Fresh in his mind as he testifies will be the afternoon on which he bought Marion's body from Edward Hickman for seventy-five twenty-dollar notes. Vividly he will recall how Hickman, after taking the money from him, threw the little girl’s body out of an automobile and drove away. Father to Testify Parker, too, will tell how he was instrumental in having Edward, who formerly worked in his bank, convicted on a forgery charge. The desire for self-preservation will prompt Welby Hunt, 18-year-old former companion of Hickman, to testify for the State. Hunt will tell of the association of the two in criminal activities before Marion’s murder. Where the defense theorizes about a youth suffering from inherited insanity, the State will paint a picture of an honor student in high school, obsessed with a desire to commit “the perfect crime.” District Attorney Asa Keyes will tell how Hickman left a Kansas City high school as an honor student and then embarked on a career of crime. He will vision hold-ups, robberies, shooting affrays, forgeries, and then the slaying of Marion Parker. EXECUTE 40 IN CANTON Ammunition, Seditious Literature Taken in Raids on Reds. By United Press HONG KONG, Jan. 25.—Forty persons were summarily executed in Canton after a series of raids by troops and police on alleged communistic quarters, according to wordd received here today. The raids came after there been reported a large plot to take effect with the Chinese new year.^M The report here said siderable ammunition 'v? ; ken and that some ture was seized.