Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1932 — Page 11

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OALE PLEDGES FINISH FIGHT IN RUM CASE Muncie Mayor Prepared to Battle for Months, He Declares. HITS FEDERAL COURSE Criminals Grow Bold as Result of U. S. Action, Says Executive. M'j Tim ft Special MUNCIE, Ind. May 12—Mayor George F Dale, back from Washington, where he conferred with high authorities regarding his federal honor indictmrn', prepared tod*v to defend his case "if it takes three months in court” Convinc'd that he will not or able In escape trial, which opens in federal court at Indianapolis next Monday, Dale promised he would not be a hit-and-run victim of the court. *1 told them at Washington I might have to go to distant states to jet rebuttal witnesses,” he asserted. "I ll bet we 11 be in court three weeks or three months.” Dale said the trip to Washington hore little fruit. He said he doubted whether Assistant Attorney-General Aaron Youngquist had investigated the charges against Vi m. although, he reported, Youncquist said a report of the investigation was prepared and would be read in court when the trial opens. Fight Is Promised ’ I fold them in Washington that ell this disorder is intended to disrupt my administration,” he said. ”1 told them that these hoodlums who claim they are federal informants and are above the law’ are to blame for the trouble Its a cinch they’ll know they've been somewhere, even if they do convict me in Indianapolis. Dale declared that Muncie has been in the grip of a crime wave since he, his police chief and several other city officials were indicted by a federal grand jury on the con.°piracy charge several weeks ago, •nd laid the blame directiy at the door of prohibition agents now at •ork in Muncie seaiching for more evidence against Dale and his colleague*. "Criminals In Muncie who perjured themselves before the Indianapolis grand jury to provide abasia for the indictment against me and others of my administration nowthink they are in partnership with Uncle Sam,” Dale said. Reign of Terror "Consequently, these law violators are defiant, of local authority. By coddling these criminals, the federal agents have promoted disorder. My police hardly can arrest, anyone now without the crime ring and ♦he federal* raising the cry that the nolice are attempting to intimidate a federal witness. "At best it is difficult to police a city of 50.000. but it now is almost impossible, with my officers wary of arresting offenders, fearful lest they might prove to bs prosecution witnesses in the conspiracy trial." Referring to the recent crime wave in this city. Dale cited the murder of a Muncie policeman in a street holdup and told of the difficulty his officers have had in checking bootlegging and gambling since the federal agents entered Muncie "and started fraternizing with the underworld." Escorted by I.udlow "We never had a major crime in Muncie from the day I became mayor until the indictment.” Dale said. “Not only do the criminals boast the protection of Uncle Sam. but my police are half-afraid their boast is a good one." Representative Louis Ludlow of Indianapolis, escorted Dale to th" justice department and arranged th" conference between the mayor and justice department officials, including Youngquist. who has charge of liquor aw prosecutions. Youngquist is * id to have admitted that, he aid little in the way of investigating the case except to confer with Jeffrey. It. is known tn Washington that Jeffrey persuaded Youngquist to permit him to proceed with the prosecution of Dale despite certain misgivings held by Youngquist concerning the "character" of government, evidence. Dale also protested against the decision of the government not to have an official court report of his trial, but Youngquist replied that if Dale wanted a report, he would have to pay out of his own pocket for a court stenographer.

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Byrd Buys Bear for Polar Cruise

Once more the valiant former coast guard cutter Bear, noted for many arctic adventures, is to spread her sails and nose her way through polar ice floes. The historic craft, pictured above, has been bought by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, inset, who plans to sail in her next autumn to the Antarctic.

FIRST PLAY IN TIMES MARBLE MEET SATURDAY

Fathers of South Side Demand Curfew Return Curfew, the bugaboo of the eighteen century children, may be returned m all its pristine glory to Indianapolis—if members of the South Side Civic Clubs have their way. At a meeting Wednesday night in the Garfield park community house, the central committee of the south side clubs adopted a resolution requesting police to enforce the city’s 9 p. m. bedtime ordinance for minors. Reports of cigaret-smoking youth* of teen age loitering on Virginia avenue, Shelby stteet and around Fountain square, in the middle hours of the night, resulted in the resolution and the naming of a committee to present the request to police and the board of safety. John F. White, W. C. Rothermel. Theodore Barker and Will Wertz were named as the curfew committee. "Why, it’s nothing at all any more to see children not 16 and not even 12. playing in streets and standing on corners smoking cigarets at night." Rothermel. author of the resolution, declared. The civic clubs’ committee also adopted a resolution urging the city to accept the proposal of the Flower Mission to construct a tuberculosis infirmary, providing the city maintains the structure. A play "Who Kissed Barbara?" concluded the meeting.

CONVENTION DOORS GUARDED BY COPS

By Tim'i Special SHELB YVILLE. Ind.. May 12 With state police and auto license department investigators guarding j the door. Tenth district Democratic j county chairmen and vice-chair- ; men Wednesday deadlocked on selection of a district chairman. James Carpenter of Connersville, j head of the anti-Peters faction in the Democratic party, was unable to G. 0. P. CAMP QUIET Officers Re-Elected at Peaceful Session. Harmony was the principal sea- 1 ture of the Republican state committee reorganization at the Clay- j pool Wednesday when all officers; were re-elected; President Hoover and Senator James E. Watson in- i dorsed for re-election and records of G. O. P. officials praised. Raymond S. Springer of Conners- j ville, Tenth district chairman, was j named reorganization chairman. and then John Scott of Gary, First district head, recommended that all officers be nominated and elected j by one vote, which was carried unanimously. The state committee officials, who were re-elected are Ivan G. Morgan ' of Austin, chairman; Mrs Beryl' Holland of Bloomington, vice-chair- j man; Harry C. Fenton of Indian- ! apolis. secretary, and Burrell Wright of Indianapolis, treasurer. DENIES"BOLTING IPARTY Mrs. Ida B. Schneider Stil! With Democrats, Friends Told. The old wheeze about it being “two other fellows" has a practical application in the case of Mrs. Ida B. Schneider, 359 South Aububon road, former Thirteenth ward Democratic chairman. Mrs. Schneider revealed today that scores of her political friends have mistaken her for another Mrs. Ida B. Schneider, who Wednesday was elected Republican vice-com-mittee woman. “Why, you’ve double-crossed your party.” the firs: Mrs. Schneider quoted many of her aggrieved political friends as asserting. • But it isn’t this Mrs. Schneider,” she protested. Both of the women are widows. POLITICIAN SET FREE Election Assault Charge Dismissed Against Rnfe Page, Negro. Charge* of assault and battery against Robert < Rufei Page. Negro politician, growing out of an alleged altercation with a woman at a polling place during the primary election. was dismissed today by Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer. Mrs. Lula Wilson. Negro. 1415 North Senate avenue, charged Page knocked her to the sidewalk and kicked her in the face, after she had defended her husband’s right to vote for candidates of his own choice.

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The city of Oakland. Cal., was preserving the vessel for a marine museum, but decided to give it to Byrd. The law prevented the gift, so an auction was held and the R*ar passed to the explorer on his SI.OOO bid. A shlpwreckar who made a higher bid was prevailed upon to withdraw his offer.

obtain sufficient votes to insure his election. He tied 9-9, with Charles Wall of Winchester, on four ballots. After two hours’ deliberation, it was decided to refer the deadlock to the state committee for decision. Mrs. John Gubbins of Muncie. adherent of the state chairman, was elected district vice-charman. The district convention was a star chamber affair, with four state policemen and two auto license bureau investigators guarding the door and forbidding entrance of any one except county committee heads, who were called by name. Approximately 200 persons attempted to enter, but to no avail, and Walter S. Chambers. Newcastle publisher, former state chairman. Democratic senate leader, was turned away from the door. TWO RAINBOW TROUT CAUGHT NEAR CITY Season's First Fish Story True; Whopper Editor Sees Catch. This is Junp. Oh! it must be June, it can’t be May. for the first •'whopper" of the fishing season that isn't on came to The Indianapolis Times today in the person of two rainbow trout caught within four miles of Indianapolis. “Impossible!” you Ike Waltons say. Ye. we know that “rainbows” are cold water and mountain devotees, but with our own whopper editor’s eyes we saw them. They were caught by Earl D. Baker, business manager of The Times, and John Rusie. pressroom foreman, in a privately owned pond four miles from the city. But just try and wheedle the name of the pond's owner from the fishermen—yeah, just try. PUT OUT LUMBER - FIRE Only Slight Damage la Caused by Blaze in Yard. Slight damage resulted today by a fire started at the Rhodes lumber yard. 137 South California street, where tar boiled over in a tank and became ignited. Ed Rapier. Negro. 702 North Elder avenue, was standing at the rear of a truck dipping posts in the tar. He ran when the tar started to burn. The truck was scorched and fire spread to a small pile of lumber, but was extinguished with little damage. DELEGATES APPOINTED Seven to Attend Washington Convention Sons of Revolution. Representatives of the Indiana society. Sons of the American Revolution. who will attend the fortythird annual convention of the national society in Washington, beginning Monday, include Mark H. Reasoner, president of the state society; C. H. Smith. Newcastle; Cornelius F. Posson. Newton H. Keister. Clarence A. Cook. J. E. Mechlin* and/Harry Shew,

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MAY 12,1932

Contenders Out of Five Schools Will Compete at Fall Creek Playground to Pick Champion. Getaway in the tournament to name Indianapolis' 1932 marble champion will be Saturday. Boys and girls who will not become 15 years of age until July 1 or after are eligible. Students from five north side schools will gather at Fall Creek tennis courts, located just across the boulevard from School 76. at Thirtieth street bridge, as the first to swing into action. Roosted by Officers Lieutenant Frank Owen and Timothy McMahon, who conduct safety work for the police department, and who will be assigned to the city park board recreation department for work on the playgrounds this summer, this week visited the five schools—No. 76, at 703 East Thirtieth street; No. 45, at 2301 Park avenue: No. 66, at 604 East Maple road; No. 70, at 510 East Forty-sixth street, and St. Joan of Arc school, announcing the start of the big Indianapolis Times marble tournament. They urged all boys and girls at those schools to turn out Saturday. Play will be in charge of Wally Middlesworth. city recreation director, Owen and McMahon and representatives of The Times. Action will get under way at 11 a. m. Entrants will be divided into groups according to the schools they attend. First play will be to determine a champion from each school. Then the five winners will meet to determine the champion of them all, the boy or girl who gets a chance in the finals at Willard park early in June, when the allIndianapolis champion will be crowned. The victor gets a free trip to Ocean City, N, J. Many Yards Unsuitable Due to the fact that soft crushed stone covers the playgrounds at most of the schools, it is impossible to hold the meets on many of the school grounds. However, the school board this week declared marbles a safety game, one to be encouraged and gave permission for use of school grounds for sectional games where the turf is such to permit play. Where several schools are near to a central playground, the action will be held on the tennis courts, where the smooth clay surface presents a table-like surface for play.

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Five years ago, when Lenard Shaffer, now 11. started his career as a pupil in the Ben Davis school, a neighbor, Mrs. L. L. Lindenwood. promised that if he did not miss a day In attendance, she would try to "get his picture in the paper." The five years ended. Mrs. Lindenwood is keeping her promise. Lenard was absent two stays. but each time on account of illness. Lenard. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaffer, has maintained an average grade of straight A thus far In his school work. He is a member of the school orchestra.

ROBINSON AID PLAN FAVORED BY CONGRESS Democrats’ Program for Federal Relief Viewed Likely to Pass. WOULD SPEND BILLIONS Construction Work and Funds for Food Are Main Points. By Scrippt-H otcard .V eictpaper Alliance WASHINGTON, May 12.—Federal relief legislation and a huge public works program will be enacted before adjournment of congress by a coalition of Democrats and liberal Republicans, it seemed likely today. This is to be accomplished without interfering with the balanced budget, which both parties are working to achieve, under the plan of Senator Joseph T. Robinson. Democratic leader. Robinson's proposal for a $2,000.000.000 construction program to put a million unemployed men to work, and a $300,000,000 loan fund to relieve hunger, recognizes for the first time the necessity of including funds for this work in the 1933 federal budget. During the next few- weeks, when the senate is writing a tax bill, and is deciding on ways to economize in proposed federal expenditures, it will take account of the strong probability that earning charges for bonds to finance the relief program must be Included in the budget. Tax Bill First Robinson does not intend to ask a vote in the senate on either of the two relief bills he proposes until after the tax bill is disposed of, but he will ask their approval ahead of appropriation bills. Comments on his program since its announcement Wednesday seem to indicate that relief bills can be adopted with little debate, ana will not delay adjournment of congress beyond the date early in June that has been agreed upon. Robinson has not estimated total cost to the federal government in 1933 of his relief program, but says it will be small. Politically, the program was regarded here as the economic platform on which the Democrats will , try to win the White House from President Hoover next November. Robinson's demand for a balanced budget, immediate federal relief, and a vast public works program wras held to be one of the major political developments of the year. Besides seeking to throw Hoover on the defensive, it admittedly is designed to unify all contending factions and candidates in the Democratic party around a definite and far-reaching program for economic relief and recovery. It embraces issues advanced by spokesmen and candidates of all factions. Two Part* Program The program is divided into two : parts. The $300,000,000 to be raised j from sale of government bonds would be advanced to states and cities whose relief funds are exhausted. In return, the government “should receive such assurance of repayment as may be obtainable, including state and municipal securities, where the same are available, and reductions may be made when necessary from future allotments of federal aid.” Robinson suggests that the Wagner relief bill, now pending on the senate calendar, be made the basis of legislation to accomplish this. The second part of his program calls for issuance of tax-exempt bonds to provide for $2,000,000,000 worth of construction work. Instead, however, of proposing construction of federal public buildings, waterways, flood control projects, and other public works already authorized by the federal government, he would turn the money over to states and cities to be used for self-liquidating, profit-making enterprises, such as tunnels and bridges for which tolls are to be charged, and replacement of slum areas with modem apartment houses. He proposes that a special tax may be raised to pay interest and amortization on the bonds during the coming year. The plan is substantially the one recently advanced by Owen D. Young and Bernard Baruch. MORATORIUM FAVORED Candidate for Governor Urges Stay on Mortgage Foreclosing. A five-year moratorium on foreclosing mortgages on homes and farms was urged Wednesday night by Ward B. Hiner, Liberty party candidate for Governor, addressing a meeting of the West Side Lib- , erty Club at 1058 North Pershing 1 avenue. A meeting will be held tonight at Cambridge City. Speakers will be Hiner and C. S. Wikoff. candidate for United States senator. JUDGMENT IS WITHHELD Court Stays Ruling in Sidewalk Sales Stand Case. Judgment was withheld today ;by Municipal Judge William H. | Sheaffer on a charge of maintain- | mg a sales stand on a city side- ! walk against Dominic Talmara, 213 | South Illinois street. Sheaffer made his ruling after ! Talmara argued that news vendors were permitted to use sidewalk -pace, but were no molested. Ex-Wife of Hearst* Son Weds By United P*ett SANTA BARBARA. Cal May 12. —William Paley of New York and his bride, the former Mrs Dorothy Hart Hearst, who divorced John Randolph Hearst, son of William Randolph Hearst. publisher, recently ; m Nevada, were here today on i their honeymoon. They were married Wednesday in Kingman, Ariz

OH! MICHAEL, SPARE THAT BARBER-POLE

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Oral Downey and the barber pole at Georgia and Illinois streets that may start a tnnsorial tempest.

But Morrissey Demands Old Candy Stripe Be Ousted. Copper ipare that barher-pote. Touch not a aln*le atrlpe; In youth It had a noble aoul. And often lit our pipe. —Parody on the Plea to the Woodman to Spare a Tree," by one of the Barbershop Quartet. BY ARCH STEINEL Chief Mike Morrissey has ordered every barber-pole, regardless of antiquity or the number of hiccoughs it has heard, off the sidewalks of Indianapolis. The board of safety has not agreed with the chief's order nordisagreed. In turn, the works board, it is said, declares that it has control over the city’s barber-poles and did not tell the chief to oust them. But the chief, although his order is as big as a quilting party, has ordered specifically W. P. Fuller, owner of the Indianapolis Barber college. 42 West Georgia street, to “cut down” his barber pole. Can’t Chop It Down The chief's order was given through a patrolman to Oral Downey, manager of the college. "He told me to chop it down. I can’t chop it down. It’s made of metal. It's been here twenty- i eight years on the sidewalk in front of the shop,” retorts Downey. Fuller appealed by letter to the board of safety to spare his relic. The board, at a session this week, refused to decide the matter. "If it is on city property.” Mor-' rissey told the board, "it must be i removed.” But Downey says why pick on the pole in front of the college. Backs His Manager "There’s others along South Uli- I nois street that have been here as long as mine. If mine goes, then they all should go,” Downey says. Fuller backs him up. A check of other barber shops in the vicinity showed that Fuller’s shop was the only one receiving art order to put the cousin of the cigarstore Indian in moth balls. The chief's order is backed by a city ordinance that keeps obstructions off sidewalks. The ordinance provides that obstructions may remain but six hours, and barbers haven't their poles equipped with ballbearings. One barber, braving competition and hard times with anew shop, admitted that he was "bootlegging” his pole. Grant* an Interview "A friend of mine said he couldn’t get me a permit for one but that, I could put it on the sidewalk until they told me to take if off. Why! there’s hundreds of them in the city," the "bootlegging'' barber-pole proprietor declared. Old Candy Stripe when approached on the subject between flirtations with Miss Mail-box says: j "I ain’t what I used to be. Many a good tenor has been made hang--1 ing on to me at 2 in the morning. I hadn’t gone effeminate in those days. I was a hitching-post. "I even done good turns to the cops walking the beat for there’s many a blue-coat that's beat me with his night-stick to amuse himself in the early morning hours or used me to hide behind when he was waiting for a burglar to come out of a store. Now they’re after me. Ain't that gratitude?” TRIED TWICE IN SAME DAY ON BOOZE CHARGES Blind Tiger Cases Heard Against Defendant in Two Courts A record of being tried twice in the same day in two courts on similar charges is held by John Keli ley, 39, of 510 North Meridian street, 1 who faced Municipal Judges William H. Shaeffer and Clifton R. Cameron today on blind tiger charges. Police dry squads raided his apartment April 12 and claimed they interrupted a drinking parts i of nineteen persons, and confiscated 240 quarts of beer and drinking supplies. On this charge. Sheaffer fined Kelley SIOO and costs and suspended a thirtv-day jail sentence. On the second charge, based on a | raid April 26, on another apartment i occupied by Kelley at 17 East St. i Joseph street. Cameron dismissed Kelley because officers lacked j search warrants. The trials were ' held a few moments apart.

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PUSH WORK ON BOULDER DAM Economy Program Will Not Result in Halt. By Scrippt-Hentard Xeirtpaper Alliance WASHINGTON, May 12.—Work on Boulder Dam will go forward this summer in spite of the economy wave that washed $4,000,000 from its budget appropriation. This assurance was given today by Representative Phil D. Swing <Rep.. Cal.) following a week of conferences between the dam contractors and the deficiency subcommittee of the house. Swing stated that he could assure the southwest that the $4,000,000 cut out by the house and senate would be included in the second deficiency bill and passed by the present congress. It is possible that $6,000,000 may be added, he declared. "The administration and leaders of congress now realize the danger of slowing down work at this critical time on Boulder dam,” Swing said. "At any other period in the project's course, it would not be so dangerous to curtail operations. “The Coffer dam must be put in between this summer s flood season and next summer’s. If work lags now, a year will be lost, millions may be wasted in interest and possible other contingencies. "In the present period of unemployment, it also is important to keep the maximum number of men on the job." RENEW ‘HOPPER 1 WAR New Nebraska Plague This Year Feared. By United Pre.it LINCOLN. Neb., May 12. Another battle between Nebraska farmers and millions of grasshoppers is under way. Fertile fields, by which the farmers hoped to recoup their earnings, lost in the drought and grasshapper plague of last year, are yielding a crop of uncounted millions of insect pests again this spring. Unless the hoppers are killed at once, the state is in for another invasion as the disastrous one last year, entomologists have warned. The new insect horde found the farmers unprepared. In many counties they have been forced to live on charity. FALL FATAL TO BABY Infant Incurred Skull Fracture in Drop From Crib. A skull fracture incurred Wednesday when he toppled from a baby crib, proved fatal to the 10-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Keesling of New Palestine. The child died at Methodist hospital two hours after he fell.

See the Indians Play; Join Club Without Cost Hundreds of boys have been quick to take advantage of memberships offered in The Times-Indian Boys' Baseball Club, and when the Indians return to Perry stadium they will be sure of a rousing reception from these Junior followers of AA baseball. Norman Perry, owner of the Indianapolis Baseball Club, has announced that he will present each member of The Times-Indian Club with a ticket entitling the bearer see the Indians play in tht new Perry stadium. These tickets wiU be good any day the Indians are in town between now and July 15. 1932. The Times-Indiana Boys’ Baseball Club is unusual in that no membership fee is required and there are no dues. Members, in addition to getting to witness the Indians in action also are eligible to earn baseball equipment for their own use without cost. An application blank appears below. Brin* this to The Times building. Any boy who has not joined already is urged to do so without delay. Name Address Age Upon presentation of this application at The Times building Circulation Department. 214-220 West Maryland street, any boy under 16 years of age sill be registered as a member of "The TimesIndian Boys’ Baseball Club” and receive FREE a ticket to Perry stadium to see the Indians play.

OHIO SHATTERS DRY LEAGUE’S POLITICAL GRIP Rout in Primary Complete: Anti-Saloon Offices in Mourning. WETS ARE JUBILANT Outcome Is Blow to Fess; Effect on Hoover’s Stand Is Great. By Scrippt-H otcard X eictpaper Alliance WASHINGTON, May 12—Overwhelming defeat of Anti-Saloon League candidates in the Ohio primaries has accomplished these definite results: 1. President Hoover has become reconciled to the revolt against thprohibition laws. 2. Adoption of a resubmission plank by the Republican national convention at Chicago next month is almost inevitable. 3. The Anti-Saloon League's political reign of terror is at an end. and henceforth Presidents, congressmen and poltical parties no longer will jump through its hoop. Anti-prohibtionists were jubilant; bone-drya were stunned: middle-of-the-roader* were impressed. Symptomatic, Say* Mow "The Ohio balloting is symptomatic," said Senator George H. Moses (Rep.. N. Ho. Others indicated they feel that the prohibition pendulum has swung back so definitely that voters will not tolerate further pussyfooting. The Ohio verdict came within two weeks after Governor Pinchot and the Anti-Saloon League were defeated in Pennsylvania on prohibition in the senatorial primary. Postmaster General Walter Brown, himself an Ohioan, was overjoyed at the wet. victory. Brown was the first cabinet officer tn urge President Hoover to modify his attitude. The Buckeye vote sustained his contention. Because Ohio has been associated so closely with his political fortunes and because it is regarded as a pivotal state, Hoover looks upon the outcome as significant. Bad Outlook for Fes*. Senator Simeon D. Fess, chairman of the Republican national committee and one of the most devoted drys in the senate, was astonished. Fess long has contended that the Ohio Republican party was dry. Some believe that the outcome definitely forecasts Senator Fess’ defeat two years hence, unless he chances his attitude. Senator Robert J. Bulkle.v, wet Democrat, elected two years ago with a majority of 182,000 over his dry Republican opponent, regards the result as a "vindication.” He was renominated without opposition. . Because the Anti-Saloon League, which was born in Ohio and spread its influence from that state to Washington and the remainder of the nation, definitely had urged the defeat of the victorious state-wide candidates, the result was hailed widely as the beginning of the end of that organization as a political power. "We have driven the nails into the Anti-Saloon League’s coffin." one prominent Ohio politician observed. "No longer will it tell us who to nominate and what to do.” Mourning in Dry Ranks Ohio Republicans heretofore were regarded as the tail of the AntiSaloon League kite. A mournful attitude permeated Anti-Saloon League headquarters here, where no comment was forthcoming. But at the offices of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment the joy was unconfined. Henry H. Curran, president, said, "Ohio now is as wet as Lake Erie. If Republicans pussyfoot in their platform in June. Ohio will go Democratic in November, from president down to dog-catcher.” An immediate effect of the Ohio balloting will be to strengthen Pennsylvania Republicans, meeting in state convention in Philadelphia on Saturday, to urge a straight-out repeal platform. Keystone administration politicians preferred to soft-pedal bv adopting a referendum recommendation. Australian Pint Bared By United Prett SYDNEY. Australia. May 12 Police raids on the "new guard" organization, accused of plotting to throw Premier J. T. Lang into the harbor revealed a plot for a "march on Canberra" and the capture of federal Premier Joseph Lyons, police said today.