Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 104, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 September 1928 — Page 2

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SMITH TO SPIKE ‘WHISPERS’ IN OKLAHOMA CITY SPEECH

THRONGS GREET AL ON ARRIVAL IN SOUTHWEST Governor Will -Discuss His Religion and Personal Life Tonight. PLANS REPLY TO OWEN John Roach Straton Also Expected to Get Some Attention in Talk. BY THOMAS L. .STOKES, United Press Staff Correspondent OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 20.-—The southwest gave a tumultous welcome today to Alfred E. Smith und his brown derby. Cheering throngs greeted him as he stepped from his special train at 10 a. m. after the long southward journey from Omaha, and along the streets of the city through which ho headed a monster parade. Democrats from all seventy-seven counties of the State and-cities of nearby States were in the line of ■ march. ■ Answer to Owen Tonight Smith will meet the ' whispering campaign” in the second speech of his western tour. As is his custom, he has picked for a discussion of the charges about his religion and his personal life the State in which it is reported the religious issue has become an outstanding one. He is expected to talk frankly and plainly. He also will devote some attention to former Senator Robert L. Owen, Democrat of Oklahoma, who bolted to Herbert Hoover with a denunciation of Governor Smith for his Tammany affiliation. The Democratic candidate is expected to turn his fife upon John Roach Straton, Baptist pastor of New York, who is planning to speak in the State after Smith. G. O. P.’s Bid Is Strong Democratic State leaders insisted upon Smith making a personal appearance in the State to bolster up their forces. Republicans are making a strong bid and the State, regarded as Democratic in presidential elections, is decidedly in the ‘‘doubtful” class with both sides tlaiming it. Harding carried it in 1920. Democrats carried it in 1903, 1912, 1916 and 1924, but not by overwhelming majorities. Oklahoma has ten electoral votes. The Smith train was scheduled to' reach Oklahoma city at 9 a. m. The Democratic candidate goes into Oklahoma on his mission highly encouraged with the enthusiastic receptions accorded him through the corn belt. He was kept busy Wednesday waving his brown derby and shaking hands with crowds who gathered at short stops to see and cheer him. The .largest demonstration was Ex-Soldier Discharged Front Army Hospital-Uncured Contracted Rheumatism in Argt ane Woods in France. After Nine Years of Suffering VerWilKo Effects Quick Relief.

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that in Lincoln, a Republican stronghold, where thousands lined the streets and stood about the new uncompleted capitol building when he went there to see Governor Adam McMullen. The climax, however, was at Topeka, Kan., last night, the home town of Senator Charles Curtis, Republican vice presidential candidate. It was an organized welcome. A delegation of about fifty Democrats got on the Smith special train at Manhattan and rede-to Topeka. The turnout there was between 10,000 and 15,000 strong. There were red torches and a band and even a speakers’ stand. The Democratic candidate refused to make a speech. Observers said the demonstration was larger than that for Curtis at the home-coming celebration after his nomination. The Smith train stopped only a few minutes. The Democratic candidate left the farm belt, however, with a challenge to state his farm relief position definitely from Governor McMullen of Nebraska, Republican farm leader, who praised Smith for his Omaha statement about the Mc-Nary-Haugen bill, said it was “an unequivocal indorsement” of the measure, but suggested that he say later just what he thought of the equalization fee, the so-called “heart” of the bill, which Smith did not mention. The Democratic candidate said he would leave specific methods for surplus control to a commission which he promised to appoint if elected. Despite the quibbling over how far Smith went in his Omaha speech, that pronouncement created wide spread interest throughout the agricultural section and the reaction led Democrats to predict it would mean the swing of many farm votes to Smith. Cites Under-Insurance ftv Times Special WEST BADEN, Ind., Sept. 20. Discussing the fidelity and surety business of the Nation before the conven’ion of the National Association of Insurance Agents here, President E. A. St. John of the National Surety Company, today declared “there Is a most notorious condition of the under-insurance in every part of the country” in those two lines.

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Witness Points Out Former Klan Leader at Newport Trial. Bp Times Special NEWPORT, Ind., Sept. 20.—Samuel Withrow, former kligraph of the Parke County Ku-Klux Klan, was positively identified as the man seen coming from a burning schoolhouse at Bridgeton by Lawrence Glaze, Frankfort, the State’s star witness in the trial of Withrow in Vermilion Circuit Court here on an arson charge. ' Glaze testified he was only fifteen feet from a man coming from the burning building, and in the courtroom pointed a finger at Withrow with the positive statement that the former Klan official was the man he saw. The schoolhouse was burned In 1924 during a bitter Klan and antiKlan fight in the Park County election. This is the third trial of Withrow on a charge of causing the fire, the other two, held in Parke County, having ended when juries disagreed. The case was brought here on a change of venue. W. D. Haynes, another State witness, testified that he had head Withrow assert at various Klan meetings: “A Klansman can do anything and not be convicted for it.” Osie Campbell, janitor at the school at the time of the fire, said Withrow, following his indictment, declared Campbell’s mother “had better get her name off the indictment or there will be trouble/ James Walters, testifying for the prosecution, said he asked Withrow the day after the fire if the firebugs had been caught and that the defendant answered he thought they were a Catholic priest from Diamond, and a bootlegger named McDonald, later slain at Terre Haute by Roy Foncannon, Vigo County sheriff, during a liquor raid.

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UTILITIES USED HOOVER SPEECH AS PROPAGANDA Quiz Shows Power Company Paid $626 for Copies on U. S. Regulation. BY CECIL OWEN United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Sept. 20—Liter-, ature distributed by the National Electric Light Association in its campaign to sway opinion against Federal regulation of utilities included an address by Herbert Hoover, Republican presidential nominee, according to testimony on file with the Federal Trade Commission today. Its utilities inquiry was in recess today until Friday. The Hoover speech, “Why the public interest requires State rather than Federal regulation of electric public utilities,” was circulated in 1925, after 49,500 copies had been bought for $626.46 from Harold Phelps Stokes, former Hoover aid. according to testimony offered late Wednesday. Telling of distribution of the Hoover address, George F. Oxley, publicity director for thee N. E. L. A., said: “It was so good that I ordered large quantities sent out to our people.” At Hoover’s headquarters here, it was explained he had nothing to do with sale of his speech, but that any persons interested always were able to buy copies of his talks. Testimony Wednesday was studied with names of persons prominent in public life, who received money for the N. E. L. A. for expenses, articles or speeches. Among these were William Allen White, Kansas publisher, who got SSOO for a speech; Mrs. John D., Sherman, former president of the general Federation of Women’s Clubs, and Bruce Barton, advertising mam

John Kilean said he was hired by Withrow after the fire to drive him in an auto and that he was paid S3O for his services. A check for that amount bearing the signature of Withrow and the indorsement of Kilean was put in evidence, but he declared that wnile the indorsement “looked like” his writing, that he had not seen the check before and had not indorsed it. He said he was paid in cash. MOTORIST HELD UP Robbed of $275; Bandits Get SBO at Gas Station. Two highwaymen early this morning held up and robbed H. V. Armstrong, 6052 Dewey Ave:, near McCordsville. Blocking the road with their automobile, the bandits forced Armstrong to stop his car and leveled pistols at him when he alighted from his machine. They took SIOO, a Masonic ring valued at $125 and a watch valued at SSO. A bandit held up the attendant at a Standard Oil filling station at New York St. and State Ave. at 10 p. m. Wednesday, taking SBO. A placard bearing the inscription ‘ attendant can not open safe,’ failed to fool the bandit, who forced i;he attendant, Dewey Harding, to work the combination. Report Mine Peace Progress TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 20. With no report emanating from the conference room other than that “progress was being made,” the Eleventh district miner-operator wage scale parley proceeded behind locked doors today. Neither side would comment on just how much progress toward a settlement had been made. The conference is expected to continue throughout the week.

All Stolen Bp Times Special OAKLAND CITY, Ind., Sept. 20.—A safe stolen from a filling station here was carried away on a wheelbarrow stolen from the home of Dr. W. D. Woods, and opened with tools stolen from the Southern Railway shops. The safe yielded $135 in cash and S4OO in checks.

DANCER SILENT, FEARING GANG Withdraws Charges; Leader in Court With 20 Pals. Bp United Press BROOKLYN, Sept. 20.—A pretty little dancing instructor maintained terrific silence today—the threat of gangland hanging over her. While Frank Furciato, 23-year-old nephew of Frankie Yale, murdered gangster, and his “mob” of twenty sat in court, Miss Annette Martin, the dancing teacher, withdrew a complaint of assault against Furciato and a companion, Louis Repolo. Furciato’s “mob” had “promised to leave her alone if she withdrew, Miss Martin admitted under crossexamination by Magistrate Haubert The case had been called Tuesday, but Miss Martin did not appear. At that tme twenty youths who had accompanied Furciato into r ,he courtroom, were ordered ejected by the magistrate. Wednesday when court opened, the twenty took their seats. Furciato was vindictive against newspapers for the prominence they had given the case because of his relation to Yale. “If that man were alive today they would not pull this stuff in the papers,” he said to detectives. Magistrate Haubert warned him to keep away from Miss Martin. “If they got my picture they and better watch out!” Furciato shouted at photographers as he left the court. CITY BAPTiST CHURCHES CLOSE ANNUAL PARLEY A plea for young people to become conscious of their individual personality was made by the Rev. Willard R. Jewell, director of religious education in the State Baptist organization, at the closing session of the Indianapolis Association of Baptist Churches In River Avenue Baptist Church Wednesday night. The rally was attended by approximately 600.

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COUNTY FUND TO BE $40,000 SHORTINI929 Council Retains 14.5 Cents Rate Without Cutting, C. of C. Reports. The county general fund faces a deficit of $40,000 by the end of 1929 as the result of county council action retaining a tax rate of 14.5 cents for that fund without cutting appropriations, according to a report of the budget subcommittee of the Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee. The report was made public today by William H. Book, Chamber civic affairs secretary. The report also points out that Sunnyside tuberculosis sanitorium also faces a deficit of $9,000 as the result of retaining the tuberculosis hospital rate at 2.5 cents and increasing appropriations. While the increased appropriations were necessary for the hospital, it would have been possible to reduce several general fund items, the report states. With a total tax rate for the county of 32.5 cents, 1 cent higher than th e 1928 rate, and an Increase of $14,000,000 in property valuation, the county’s revenue will be $150,000 more than in 1928, according to the report. As the result of the committee’s action in calling to the attention of the auditor the amount of the taxation increase in the various townships, cuts have been made in the advertised township rates, it is pointed out. The Washington township rate will be cut .5 cent to 22 or 22.5 cents, the Center township rate A cent to 1.5 cents, the Warren township rate, 1.5 cents to 7.5 cents, and the Perry township rate, 1 cent to 13.5 cents. Litigation involving legality of

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council action in fixing the budget may abrogate the tax rate and budget set, the report declares. If this happens this year’s rate and budget wil stand. In that event general fund appropriations would be reduced and leave a surplus but the sinking fund, hospital and gravel road repair funds would suffer. The litigation referred to is the suit to oust Councilman Paul Dunn. Dunn voted on the budget and tax rate and this might make the council action illegal if he is declared ilegally in office, It is said. Mexican Good-Will Flier Horae MEXICO CITY, Sept. 20.—C01. Roberto Fierro, Mexican good-will flier, landed at Valbuena field at 10:10 a. m. today, completing a tour of Central American republics.

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PHILLY POLICE ‘ON’ 24 HOURS TO CURB CRIME Tenderloin Cleanup Will Be Launched by Order of Mayor. By United PrenK PHILADELPHIA. Sept, 20. A twenty-four hour police schedule was put into effect in Philadelphia’s tenderloin district today. Although policemen assigned to that district will work no longer hours than usual the staff will be kept at "war strength” around the clock. That tightening of the law enforcement organization in the tenderloin was a part of Mayor Harry Mackey's drive to clean up the city which the grand jury has revealed as overrun with bootleggers and gangsters. J Patrolmen were instructed to arrest all suspicious lookinc persons and to take into custody anyone unable to explain now he mw'j a living. Sixty-two person r were- In jail today on charges of being suspicious characters. Philadelphia citizens were stunned with the announcement that ono police captain had received nearly $12,000 in the last six months in graft. The evidence was given by a trusted assistant on the police force who received the money, took out S6O a week for himself and then passed on over S4OO to his chief. The captain, William Knoell, was the first of his rank to be arrested.