Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1926, Page 6

- ADAMS AGAIN GOES - T0 GRAND JURORS Indiana Editor Resumes His Story of Chargas of Hoosier State Graft With Klan. By the Amociated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Octoher 15.— The grand jury investigating alleged corruption in Indiana politice, today, summoned for the second time Thom- as H. Adams, publisher of the Vin- cennes Commercial. Adams’ charges that high officeholders bargained cor- ruptly for political support with D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Kiux Klan, culminated in the “grand jury probe. . ‘The publisher was the first witness ¢alled last Tuesday when the investi- gation was started and a subpoena was issued calling him to appear again today. 4 ‘Willlarg H. Remy, prosecutor, and Attorney General Gilliom, Remy’s spe- clal assistant in the investigation, ex- pressed the hope that Mildred Meade. a 23-year-old girl, who is said to have been a confidante of Stephenson. could also be brought in to testify. She has been missing frpm her home here since last Friday. Stephenson Is Reticent. | Apparently having gained little in- | formation from Stephenson himself | when the ex-Klan leader was hrought from the State prison Wednesday. of. ficials turned their attention today to persons who were close to him before he was convicted of murdering Madge Oberholtzer and sent to prison for life, Bubpoenas were issued for several of Stephenson's friends» Adams has alleged that Stephenson has concealed somewhere informa- tion that will substantiate every al- legation of graft made. Remy and | his colleagues declared they were making every effort to locate such evidence, Strenuous efforts were made yes- terday to interest Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missourl, in the Indiana situation to the extent of having him bring his senatorial investigating | committee here for a hearing. At Joplin, Mo., last night, Senator Reed declined to say whether the com- mittee would enter the Hoosier State. He did say, however, that at a meet- ing to be held in Chicago Monday. the committee would ‘*‘consider any suggestions regarding conditions in other States and will take such ac- tion as facts seem to warrant.” | Asks G. 0. P. Resignation. | Adams’ charges having brought him into conflict with the Republican State committee, he issued eseveral statements yesterday, in one of which he called upon State Chairman Clyde | Walb to resign. He also asked Walh to join in a request for the Reed committee to investigate Indiana conditions, but the State chairman replied that he the grand Tailored mplies both correct design skilled craftsmanship a _____THOMAS H. Jury investigation terday's session of the grand jury was concluded with the appearance of Mr.and Mrs. C. M. Hull of An- derson, Ind., where Hull is a photog- rapher. * Hull recently was quoted as saving that he had photographed a number of important documents for Stephenson and that among them was a check for $2,500, payable to Gov. Ed Jackson. Another witness was Floyd Chris- tian, Noblesville attorney. who was one of defense counsel at Stephen- son’s murder trial. Before testifying. Christian said he had seen in Stephenson's cell a check for $3.000, payable to Gov. Jackson. The gov- ernor denied receiving any financial support from Stephengon. CONVERSION .BHINGS SUIT. Father of Jewish Boy Wins $500 From Methodist Minister. VERO BEACH, HMa., October (®).—Rev. I. 0. Jameson, pastor of the Methodist Church at Fellsmere, must pay $500 damages to Max Mensh of that plce for having Induced Mensh's son, Israel, 15 jears old. to leave home and enter the Methodist Bible Institute at Cleveland, Ohio. A circuit court jury awarded Mensh the amount in s finding returned today, Mensh. an othordox Jew, had sued $20.000 damages due to mental sh caused by his son’s action, the of bringing him home and the loss of business while away C. E. Taylor, Sebastian, who was made a co-defendant with Jameson, was relieved of liability by the jury sufficient. Yes- | 15 for angui c New York Photo-Engravers. ew York City has about 100 photo- ving establishments which em- practically one-third of all the ngravers in the entire United eng ploy photo-e Stat Fashi at nd PROPOSED CORR BY REED STIRS INDIANA G. O. P. “(Continued from First Page.) —_— = L greatest banking Institutions in the State, has the respect of the citizens generally. no matter what their party. He has given assurances, the drys say, that he will stand by the prohibi- tion amendment and support legisla- tion to enforce it it he goes to the Senate, Stump, the other Democrati- senatorial nominee, has alwayk been outspoken for prohibition. Indiana is a dry Siate. though i has moist spots. in some of the cities As a measure of the dry strength i: the State, the fact that Presiden Coolidge carried it by more than 200, 000 plurality in 19 while a fupreme Court justice, Willoughby, running on the Republican ticket. and opposed b\ the Anti-Saloon League, was declared elected by ¢ one vote. was cited today. The. di ¢ they really de. feated the judge by 935 votes, hut that the totaling of the voters wgs incorrect, and they did not have an opportunity for a recount. Dry Strength in House. All of the Republican nominees for the House are called “satisfactory” by the drys, and even one of the Dem- ocratic nominees. supported by the wet_association, William Wilson. in the first district, is believed to he “all right” on the liquor question by the drys. His Republican opponent. R resentative Rowbottom, however, ha been an extreme dry. Generally speaking. from the stand- point of the dry leaders in this State much of the dry vote is going to Rob- ingon and Watson in the senatorial fight “because of their strong dry rec- ords.” This éven though the Demo- crats are held 1o be satisfactory. The dryd are particularly proud of the Indiana prohibition enforcement act. Under this law it ig illegal to have liquor in the home, even though it be pre-prohibition stock, and no druggist can fill a prescription Tor whisky or other intoxicating bev- erages. The right of search for liquor has been extended, and the drys insist that in a.large part of the State the prohibition law is rigorously enforced. Tariff Made an Issue. The tariff issue has been raised here and the Republicans are declar- ing their joy over it. The Democrats, however, ingist that frye trade, as the Republicans wish to make it appear, is not their issue. What they want is a modification of the protective tariff. Mr. Woollen, particularly, has given hie attention to the tariff issue for Democrats. He admits that the pr tective tariff has become a principle in this country and cannot be cut off at one fell swoop. He insists, however, that there should be tariff revision from the high rates imposed by the Fordney-McCumber act. The Democrats are attacking the Republican State administration on | the ground of extravagance and high taxation. Fhey say that the total taxes cOllected in one year will amount now to about four times what was collected under the last Demo- cratic State administration. They charge | cxcessive expenditures for highwa's and say that have ine d the mber of on Park Chosen Carefully Noteworthy Values Included in the assortment at this price are Single and* Double Breasted stylee— from our tailors at Fashion Park, that deserve your You’ll selection attention. find easy. 45 Other Suits from Fashion Park— 540 to $75 government the Repub-"|\ PTION PROBE employes * beyond all bounds of reason or necesdity. The Democrats are making home rule and opposition to centralization of Government another issue. The Republican spellbinders have taken to the tariff iseue like a duck to water. They are telling the voters of Indiana that prosperjty for capital ind labor and the farms is bound wp in the Republican protective ariff. Secretary James J. Davis of he Department of Labor, speaking n the State, declared that the pros- serity of the United States has indi- cated the value of the tariff. Property Views Differ. Viewe vary here as to the extent i prosperity in Indlana. Some of he farmers have been hit by crop osses, by the difficulty of obiaining ‘arm labor and by low prices for thelr products. On the whole, how- ever. business isx said to he “fair" the State over and labor is pretty well employed. Gov. Edward Jackeon has come vigorously to the defense of the State administration, declaring it has been economical, has wiped out a State Adebt of $2,000,000 and has reduced the tax rate. The Democrats say the reduction of the tax rate should have been much more drastic. Senator Watson is here in a hos- pital with 10 stitches in his head, recovering from an injury sustained while in an aufomobile accident a few days ago. How soon he will be able to take the stump again is not definitely known, although he is expected to get into the thick of the fray before the campaign closes. This forced inaction is-both a handi- cap and a benefit to the Senator's campaign. On the stump he is aggressive and effective. On the other hand. his accident at this time | hag created no little sympathy for him, Coolidge Popwlar Personally. One thing that stands out in this State s the personal popularity of President Coolidge. Even the Demo cratic leaders here admit his popu- larity among Democratic voters as well ‘as Republican. In a measure this popularity of the President is an King, Busy “Licking Smoot,” Can’t Get To Slush Inquiry By the Associated Press. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Octo- ber 15.—8enator W. H. King, Utah, will not attend the hearings of the Senate primary campaign investi- gating committee to be resumed in Chicago Monday. Senator King, a member of the . last night said he was too campaigning. “I am going to stay here until we lick Sénator Smoot,” he de- elared. Senator Reed Smoot is a candi- date for re-election on the Repub- Tean ticket and is opposed by Ashby Snow, Democrat. a Salt Lake "City mining man and finan- cier. ald to the party ticket here. On the other hand, some of the Republican voters—who do not helieve in the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill, which Senator Watson supported. and who are not opposed to the World Court, have become incensed dgainst the two Republican Senators because of their opposition to these two issues. The Democratic State leaders talk with extreme confidence of their chances of success. They say bhoth their candidates for States Senator will win. Woollen might have been a member of the Wilson cabinet had he been willing to accept appointments. He is an outstanding figure in the State. Stump. a brilllant talker who has lectured in all parts of the State, is conducting an active campaign against Watson. The Indiana dele- gation In the House now stands ten Republicans to three Democrats. The Democrats say that they will surely win in the first. second. third. fourth. | seventh, eleventh and twelfth dis. tricts, and that they have a good chance to win in the fifth and sixth districts. But if there s any sucl turnover, it will come only because of a revulsion of feeling due to the charges of corruption made against the Republican organization of the State, JERSEY.TROOPERS COMB MOUNTAINS FOR MAIL BANDITS S~ s 2 __(continned from Fi I it Pa | just about the sqme way vou send a Christmas present of small. value. 1 The shipper simply brings the package to the registry window. The clerk asks if it is of #ominal value or above nominal value. He never asks how much is in it. and ‘is never told. He does not know whether the package contains $1,000 or $1.000.000. Neither do we. 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