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The Klinck Verdict Attorneys pleading for Earl Klinck in the Criminal Court, said that the case was not very important and criticised the State for taking up so much time in sending their client to the penitentiary. Behind the reply of Prosecutor Remy was a suggestion of facts which he, as prosecutor, could not bring before the jury hut which the people of the State should know. “This man, with whatever powers that he, tried to ruin the reputations of men who were protesting against corruption in government,” said Remy as he excoriated the wrong and emphasized the fact that Klinck probably had others behind him. The truth is that Klinck was but the agent, the paid agent, for some very “respectable” politicians when he secured the forged affidavit and obtained the illegal notary jurat. That forged affidavit was intended and designed to procure the indictment in the Federal Court of this district of Thomas H. Adams, publisher of the Vincennes Commercial; of Boyd Gurley, editor of The Indianapolis Times, and of William Rogers, the witness whose name was forged to the affidavit. Every pressure of fear and every promise of reward were held out to Rogers to induce him to sign the affidavit which declared that the testimony he gave to Senator Reed concerning the Ivlan passport of Senator W atson was false and that he had been paid by Adams and Gurley to give this evidence. When Rogers refused to sign the affidavit, his name was forged to the document and it was delivered by George V. Coffin, the Seventh district Republican chairman, to the Federal grand jury. Just how it got from Klinck to Coffin is not known. But that fact alone shows the conspiracy which was designed by the politicians to prevent the exposure of corruption. On the word of the national manager of Watson, it may be stated that Senator Watson contributed to the expenses of Klinck while he was engaged in this work of endeavoring to destroy the two editors who were exposing political crookedness. The crime for which Klinck stands convicted was committed early in 1927. The events which followed show the reason why some individuals were quite willing to resort to forgeries. At that time The Times had not yet printed the Stephenson checks, especially that one for $2,500 which Governor Ed Jackson says he got from Stephenson for the horse which lied on a corn cob. At that time The Times had not exposed the attempt of Jackson and Coffin to bribe Warren T. McCray nor had they resorted to the statute of limitations to escape the penalty for this crime. At that time Duvall was still safe in his power and his sins and the guilty councilmen were peddling the city’s good name and welfare. As far as Klinck is concerned, he probably had no personal interest in protecting those who have been later exposed and driven from office. Men do not commit acts which send them to the penitentiary, especially of this kind, just for the fun of it. There must have been a rather compelling purpose behind this Klinck, whose former record would recommend him to those who want forgeries. It is significant that at his own trial Klinck sat silent and that no witnesses came to his defense or to testify for him. Lawyers will understand that. A question of an ill-advised sort might permit the prosecuting attorney to inproduce evidence which he could not otherwise get before the court. There was danger that the full story might be told, not the mere story of how Klinck induced a girl falsely to swear to a forged signature, but the story of who induced him to embark upon this enterprise, how much he was paid, to whom'he reported and other very important facts. Klinck is guilty, says a jury in a very few minutes. But his guilt is small compared with that of others. The real criminals in the conspiracy to frame the case in the Federal Courts against Adams and Gurley, to send them to the penitentiary in order that exposures might be prevented, to destroy confidence in their work, are the real criminals. Klinck is on his way to the place- where he belongs. He should have some very distinguished company. China’s Chance It begins to look as If China at last might be beginning the long awaited unification process. When the Manchurian war lord evacuated Pekin, the last obstacle to complete control by the Nationalists wr ■ removed. That party controls the country now. *•• has a tremendous opportunity. For the first time since the decay of the old empire, China haa a prospect of becoming a united nation. It will be a long, painful process, of course, and £he job won’t be accomplished in the next month

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or so. Indeed, the various Nationalist leaders may get to fighting among themselves for control and thereby ruin the long-suffering country’s best prospects in two decades. But the opportunity for great things is there, at any rate. It is up to the Nationalist leaders now. The Farm Relief Issue The big issue raised at Kansas City to beat Hoover was robbed of much of its vitality by none other than nature herself. The issue was farm relief. The politicians finally compromised on a platform declaration designed to please both McNary-Haugen-ites and those opposed to the McNary.Haugen measure. It goes as far as possible toward an indorsement in principle of the equalization fee, but does not refer to that device by name. President Coolidge and even Secretary Mellon are said to be satisfied. So are most of the farm belt leaders. Banker Dawes, Lawyer Lowden and Boss Watson clung to their issue to the last ditch, but their fight was hopeless. In the meantime there was no great evidence in the convention city that the allegedly enraged farmers were anywhere near as enraged as they had been reported to be by the advance agents of the political group that sought to stop Hoover. Many of the farmers marked off the whole uproar as political maneuvering, which to a large extent it was, despite the reality of the farm problem itself. : And then nature, in a bountiful spring, stepped in and almost simultaneously with the start of the con- j vention was the report that Kansas would harvest a wheat crop of 160,000,000 bushels, and that the whole wheat belt looked good. From all up and down the j central valleys came bumper crop predictions. While the politicians tinkered with the platform, fat cattle were selling in the stock yards at Kansas j City for $lO to sls a hundred, depending on quality J and supply. Hogs brought around $lO, and lambs from sls to sl9 a hundred. Corn went at around a dollar a bushel, wheat at a dollar and a half. The inherent justice of many of the complaints from the farmers, of course, can not be denied. Farmers have been and are at a disadvantage compared i with industry and other groups which are given special tariff protection. But it is well that the politicians were not able to use the farm relief issue to i sway the decision of the national convention. Furthermore, this newspaper believes that time will show that Herbert Hoover will bring forth a more practical solution than would have been evolved by , any of those politicians who in the name of the farmer sought to beat Hoover. A Tip on Payrolls More and more, business and industrial houses with large pay rolls are coming to realize the advantages of paying by cher'-: rather than by cash. To begin with, there is the not insignificant fact that pay roll bandits are not attracted by the prospect of getting a batch of non-negotiable paper. They want cash, and they will steer clear of the place that does not have it. Or, if they do make a visit, they get nothing of value. In the second place, it is a pretty good thing for the employe to get into the habit of visiting a bank once a week to cash his check. Sooner or later he gets the idea of salting his check away there and only taking part of it away with him. Before he realizes it he has got the habit of saving. Chain stores are adopting talking sales machines. The next step is a mechanical traffic cop that says something like "Hey, is your name Helen Keller,” with a few more choice words any golf player will be willing to supply. What this country needs is more people who can "no” their onions. Oftentimes there are not so many hooks upon the modern feminine costume as there are eyes.

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The Stars Will Hold You

No. ■

IT is a simple task to get acquainted with the more important stars and constellations of the northern hemisphere. One needs only a cloudless night and an hour leisure to make a beginning. So go outdoors tonight if the sky is cloudless. Forget the glare of the headlights of automobiles and the inviting lights of the city. Stare up at the

such as arc lamps or porch lights. You will find that the darker the place where you take your stand, the brighter the stars will appear to shine. Now having found an advantageous station, spend fifteen minutes contemplating the stars. Soon, the quiet beauty of the heavens will hold you spellbound. Each star will appear like a twinkling point of fire or a distant'diamond. As you gaze, you will begin to notice difference in the stars. Some appear larger and more brilliant than others. You will notice that the stars can be divided into classes, according to their brilliance, ranging from the brightest down to stars just barely visible to the unaided eye. Astronomers call the brightness of a star its apparent magnitude. They divide the stars on this basis, calling the brightest ones first magnitude stars, the next brightest second magnitude, the next third magnitude, and so on. If you continue to gaze at the stars, you will note that they differ also in color. Some have a clear whiteness. The colors of others are more golden. Still others are ruddy in hue. Closer study will reveal stars which seem to incline towards other hues, green and violet, for example. As you keep gazing, you will begin to understand why the shepherds of old were fascinated by the stars and imagined heroic pictures in the natural groupings of the stars and so wove wonderful legends around th)m. You will understand why these pictures and legends have survived the ages and come down to us today.

M. E. TRA C Y SAYS: “Cheap Talk More Than Anything Else Has Produced a Lack of Faith in What Politicians Say.”

CHICAGO, June 13.—With Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Idaho in line and Herbert Hover’s nomination virtually assured, the Kansas City stor- loses a large part of the suspense element. Indeed, there is little left to worry about except the platform, and only on r A .ank of that . Outside of farm relief, the program of the Republican party is a cut and dried affair. It will open, of course, with the usual “pointing | with pride,” indorse the protective | tariff, demand law enforcement, praise the present administration, | claim to have saved the taxpayers ; money, as well as the country, and take all the credit for such I prosperity as the American people ! are enjoying. j When all that is said and done, ■ however, the farmer still remains to ! be placated and in this particular instance, it will require something more than the ordinary brand of lip music. A vice presidential candidate who ! sympathizes with the farmers’ plight and aspirations might help, and is, no doubt, being given due consideration by those running the show, , a a a Words to Eat Meanwhile, the Watsons, Goffs, Curtises, and especially the distir, guished national committeeman from New York, Charles Dewey Hilles, are confronted with the unpleasant ask of eating their efforts or turning defeatist. In no other phase of life could men adopt such an attitude as they have toward Hoover and then support him, without losing everybody's confidence. The Watsons, Goffs, Curtises and Hilleses will do the usual thing, of j course, giving the Republican can- ! didate their whole-hearted support | once he has been nominated, and j dismissing what they have said and j done to destroy him as of no earthly | consequence. If they can feel that I way about what they have said and done, why should any one else feel differently? a a a Too Much Hokum The same loose talk that characterizes our campaigns finds its way into our keynote speeches and party platforms. There is obvious exaggeration all along the line and just as obvious an avoidance of the sober discussion of important questions. Senator Fess said exactly what was expected of him, but what did he say that was worth repeating, or remembering? What did his keynote speech amount to, except a pep talk such as might have been delivered before a Rotary club or a salesmanship convention. Not that it was a bad speech or lacked a certain degree of polish and refinement, but that it was too saturated with political hokum to be of any usefulness. a a a Boys Helped Radio By way of praising the Republican administration, Fess alluded to radio. It was his object, of course, to convey the impression of how the radio industry has flourished and how the millions of listeners-in had benefiited from such regulations as the Government has instituted. Those conferences and regulations have helped, no doubt, but they have not solved the problem by any means. What the radio industry owes the Government is still small by comparison with what it owes the American boy, not to mention the inventors, promoters and developers who have risked so much to put it on its feet. Rcdio, like most human enterprises, not only came into existence, but has been built up by individual initiative, personal effort and private capital. The part the Government has undertaken is to regulate traffic in the interest of fair play and public convenience. a a a The Wjorld Moves Radio, more than anything else, will make the political conventions of this year memorable. The fact that thirty or forty milion people are able to hear the proceedings as they take place, to follow the speeches word by word, to get the quality and inflection of each voice, represents a milestone not only in the history of this Nation, but in that of the world. Long after men have forgotten what was done at Kansas City or will be done at Houston, they will marvel at how verbal news of it was carried all over the United States. Long after they have forgotten what Fess said to the Republicans or what Claude Bowers will say to the Democrats, they will read how General Nobile made his misfortunes known amid the ice fields of the arctic. a a a Science Widens Life It is a curious trait of human nature that causes us to set such store by routine activities and that blinds us to the significance of innovations, Asa matter of common sense, that liberty which we prize and that freedom which we enjoy, have come to be more dependent on the instrumentalities that science is placing at our command than on the platforms and declarations of politics. Life is larger than it used to be, not so much because of new laws and constitutions, but because of the comforts and facilities with which it has been surrounded. At the beginning laws and constitutions which gave men the right to think were essential, and their perpetuation is essential in order to safeguard that right, but it* exercise, rather than right itself, has become all-important.

lights overhead, those lights which have been shining since the discovery of America, since the start of civilization, in fact, since long before the very beginning of this earth of ours. Be sure that you pick a place from which to view the stars which is shielded from all g r o u n dlights,

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Thank Goodness There’ll Be Years to Sleep This Off!

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN TO the average person a tumor is a cancer and a cancer is a tumor. The physician differentiates many types of new growths in the body, his main classification being into benign and malignant tumors. A benign tumor is one that grows in one spot oly. It does not transplant itself to other parts of the body. It is likely to grow slowly and to be limited in growth by certain definite factors. When the physician makes a diagnosis of benign tumor he knows that the condition can be controlled by surgical removal, or by the use of other methods. Because the tumor is not likely to

You can get an answer to any answerable Question of fact or information bv writing to Frederick M. Kerby. Question Editor, The Indianapolis Times. Washington Bureau. 1332 New York Ave.. Washington. D. C . enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical and legal advice eannot be given, nor can extended research be made. All other Questions will receive a personal reply Unsigned requests cannot be answered. AU letters are confidential. You are cordially invited to make use of this free service as often as you glease^ Can you tell me something of a curious marriage custom in Wales where the bridegroom is compelled to search in the house of the bride for her before the marriage? You no doubt refer to the marriage custom in Cardiganshire, Wales, where the relatives of the bride assemble and offer a mock resistance to the entrance of the groom, and after a great deal of scuffling and horseplay a dialogue (chiefly in verse) is carried on by two persons, one on either side. After this the bridegroom is admitted and sets about seeking the bride, who is commonly disguised

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TALL and stately and conspicuous in the spring for its handsome tulip shaped orange and yellow flowers, the tulip tree is one of the beauties of the eastern forests. Because its leaves flutter like those of the poplai*. it is sometimes called yellow poplar. The Indians so habitualy made their dugout canoes of its trunk that the early settlers of the west called it canoewood. The tulip tree groys to magnificent size in the forest, often attaining a height of 190 feet. The flowers are large and brilliant. In color they are greenish yellow with dashes of red and orange and their resemblance to a tulip is very marked. Because of its size and comparative freedom from defects planks sixty inches or everrmore in width may be manufactured from the tulip tree. The wood works well, does not split easily when nailed, and holds paint exceptionally well. It is used largely for planing mill products, including sash, doors, finish and siding and for furniture, boxes and veneer. It is particularly suitable for products that are to be painted or enameled. The large, clear round logs are well adapted to the manufacture of rotary veneer, which is used extensively in built up panels for finish, furniture, piano cases and various forms of cabinet wood. The stand of tulip trees has been roughly estimated at nine and three-fourths billion board feet, of which probably 75 per cent is in the States of West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia. More than one-half of the present stand is virgin timber.

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produce serious illness or death even if it is let alone, it is called benign. A malignant tumor or cancer is dangerous from the earliest moment that it appears in the body. Immediately it begins to attack. Soon new rapidly growing tumors are forming in many places and its impossible to hope to remove enough to save the life of the individual on whom the malignant growth is thriving. Sometimes the growths attack internal organs on which the existence of the human being depends. Then death comes soon. There are other classifications, and subclassifications of tumors, but the average man does not need

in some manner, as an old woman, for instance with a male infant, a symbol of good luck and promise of sons, upon her lap. On arriving at the church door the bride is seized by her relatives who ride off with her, the bridegroom and his party in pursuit. On being overtaken the bride is at once handed over, and whoever catches her is certain to be married within a year Can you give me the words of the "American Creed?” "I believe in the United States of America, as a government of the people, by the people, for the people whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a Republic; a perfect Union, one and inseparable, established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity, for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and their fortunes. I therefore believe it my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag and to defend lu against all enemies.” Was Gerald Chapman held in the Marion Count jail after he was captured in Muncie? Chapman was held in jail for several days here until United States marshals took him back to Federal prison at Atlanta. Ga. He had escaped from the prison Where can one address the president of the Famous PlayersLasky Corporation? Adolph Zukor is the president. His address is 485 Fifth Ave., New York.

Mr. Fixit Arranges for Repair of Broken Sidewalk.

Let Mr. Fixit. The Times' representative at city hall, present your troubles to city officials. Write Mr. Flxit at The Times. Names and addresses which must be given will not be published. Repair of a sidewalk in 1400 block E. Raymond St., was promised a property owner today after Mr. Fixit presented the complaint to the city engineering department. Dear Mr. Fixit: “About a year ago we purchased a piece of property in the 1400 block E. Raymond St. Wt have been trying to remodel and beautify it, but find it necessary to call upon you for help. “The city walk is in bad condition, especially one block is nothing but a mud puddle. The rest of the walk is always partially covered with water when it rains. It makes it necessary for pedestrians to use lawns. Your prompt attention in seeing that the above is fixed will be greatly appreciated. D. A City Construction Superintendent Edward Rochat promised Mr. Fixit the walk will be repaired immediately. Dear Mr. Fixit: The block pavement on Pratt St. between Meridian and Illinois Sts., is in very bad condition. There is one hole directly in front of our shop that is quite bad. Will you be so kind as to see what you can do about it? THE W. COMPANY. The street repair gang repaired this hole before the latter to Mr. Fixit reached the superintendent, \

to know about all the different varieties. Everyone must know, however, that a malignant growth is not a subject for trifling. The most common type of cancer is that upon the skin. If treated early cancers of the skin can be halted with little difficulty. If one delays the growth mayspread; then little is accomplished by treating the skin growth alone.

Bridge Play Made Easy BY W. W. WENTWORTH

j (Abbreviations: A—ace; K —king: Q—queen; J—jack; X—any card lower than 10.) THERE should be no “bugri'.boo” about bidding four-card suits if judiciously handled. Doing so furnishes most valuable information, and failure to bid it may result in throwing away a game-going hand. For those who never bid a fourcard suit, and ultra-conservative players, as a "flyer” I would suggest that when holding as good as A K Q X X or A Q 10 X or K Q 10 X in a major suit with an outside A they need have no hesitation about bidding that suit initially. Os greater necessity, however, is to bid any sound four-card minor suit, as it may encourage a betterment bid, or develop such additional information as will lead to a gamegoing declaration. It is not sufficient that the opening bid shall guarantee the minimum requirements for an origihal bid. It also should be so made that partners will interpret it correctly and with a view to encouraging partner to improve the bid if possible. The opening bid should furnish the maximum amount of information. If partner can mirror your hand, assistance can more readily be given to you. Rigidity in the declarer or in the opening bid has no place at the bridge-table. The battle cry of every opening bid should be, "We want game!” Failure to make game is almost a waste of time. To make game, nine tricks are required at no trump, ten tricks in a major suit and eleven tricks in a minor suit. The difficulty of making game in a minor suit is obvioius, as it allows for only two losing tricks. There are many who prefer playing the game at no trump to doing so in a major suit. They forget, however, that It is worth at least one more trick to play the game in a suit, as there I is the possibility of ruffing one of i the losers, which cannot be accomplished at no trump. At no trump you cannot make more than the longest number of cards in either hand. Before bidding, examine your cards to see whether you have (1) sound major suit bid, (2) a notrumper, or (3) a minor suit bid, and give them preference in this order. Where one of two bids is possible, doubt may arise in the choice of the bid. and this is where the expert recognizes the age bidding on the part of the best declaration that will encourage partner. Players often complain that they do not hold good cards, but very often when they do hold them they do not make the most of them. (Copyright 1928. by the Ready Reference Publishing Company.)

This Date in U. S. History

June 13. 1502—Columbus discovered Martinique. 183ft—Governor of Florida offered S2OO for every Indian captured, dead or !vle. 185ft—-United States and China signed a commercial treaty at Tientsin.

.JUNE 13, 1928

KEEPING UP With THE NEWS

BY LUDWELL DENNY ANSAS CITY, June 13.—Charles Dawes is trying to slip in the back door. Convinced he is beaten by Herbert Hoover for the Republican presidential nomination, he now asks for second place on the ticket. Wall Street is trying to force Hoover to take him. Mellon is reported willing. Running as a presidential dark horse behind his stalking horse. Lowden, Vice President Dawes two days ago secretly deserted Lowden and began his new under-cover race. While his aids in the anti-Hoover alliance —Lowden, Watson, Goff and Curtis—were making the last desperate effort to stop Hoover before the convention opened, Dawes quietly was urging Hoover’s friends to accept him for second place. This Dawes move explains the sudden and mysterious disorganization of the allies long before the President, through Butler and Mellon, swept aside the camouflaged draft-Coolidge barrier behind which the allies were operating for Dawes. In his vice presidential race he is relying on the same paradoxical combination of Wall Street and farm politicians which was not strong enough to beat Hoover. npHOUGII Hoover now controls | the convention, Dawes’ scouts are pressing the argument that Hoover can not carry the election against Smith without the support of Wall Street and of the "revolting” farm States. Dawes opponents insist he would be a menace to Republican victory and ruin Hoover as “the people's candidate.” They say: As "the tool of Wall Street’* Dawes will be denounced by the I Democrats to the voters, many of whom will desert the Republican party on that issue. Dawes lacks the farm strrngth of Curtis of Kansas and other available farm politicians who, through not dirt farmers, are at least not I bankers. Dawes’ notorious anti-labor record, and his attempts to organize the "Minute Men of the Constitution” as an American Fascisti. make him the most ha*d politician in the country by the American Federation of Labor, civil liberty advocates and "liberals” generally. The A. F. of L. several days ago issued a convention statement denouncing Dawes. It is said to rate Hoover and Smith about even, so the second man on each ticket is expected to determine whether the labor majority goes Republican or Democratic in November. Dawes’ connection with the Lorimer bank scandal will be used by the Democrats to support their corruption charges against the party. The Democrats will try to implicate Dawes in the oil scandals. Investigations are already under way for this purpose, it is said. Dawes is so "unstable” in word and act that he would be a menace to the country in a domestic or foreign crisis—especially if he, like Roosevelt and Coolidge, became President through death of his chief. a a a D* AWES’ opponents have no difficulty in proving that he has been the Wall Street candidate from the start. The original Dawes man was Charlie Hilles, New York boss and direct spokesman of Republican financial interests. Hilles evolved the draft-Coolidge strategy as a blind for Dawes, and persisted in it after public rebuke by the President. Knowing that direct Wall Street support for Dawes would kill him with the farmers, whom this Chicago banker claims to represent, Hilles’ ineffective dark horse tactics nevertheless were Dawes’ only chance. In that under-cover campaign Hilles and Dawes had one powerful club which they used against Hoover, and which they are using in a different way today. They sent the word down the political line that Wall Street in the event of Hoover’s nomination would throw its moral and financial support to A1 Smith. If the other Dawes ring, represented by the farm politician allies, had been as effective as Hilles perhaps the desired convention deadlock against Hoover could have been created, Lowden withdrawn and Dawes suddenly substituted as "the farmers’ friend.” tt tt tt THIS has a direct bearing on Dawes’ vice presidential candidacy. Dawes began preparing this farm strategy last year by helping the agrarian bloc in Congress pass the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill, which was vetoed by the President on the ground it was fallacious and unconstitutional. While Dawes* western managers were trying to convince the Middle West that Me-Nary-Haugenism was the only panacea. he last month helped push the bill through Congress again and forced a second bitter veto. It was charged that the bill was passed for political purposes to further Dawes’ candidacy and embarass the Administration. But on eve of the convention the farm organizations failed to rally to Lowden-Dawes. The American Farm Bureau Federation prepared a farm relief convention plank which did not mention the crux “equalization fee” which causes Coolidge-Hoover opposition to*the Lowden-Dawes cure-all. The muchadvertised "covered wagon” motor crusade of 100,000 'irate farmers to storm the convention has not materialized. Despite Dawes’ failure to prove he has decisive farm support, he now is basing his plea for the vice presidential nomination on alleged uecessity of Hoover to have a "farm” running mate to keep the Middle West from going Democratic. Meanwhile the farm group is trying to unite on Curtis or some one else—without success so far. Eastern Hooveritee favor George Moses, though there also Is talk of Genera]’ Pershing, Representative Tilson, Senator Edge and others.