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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
GAIN OF 10 To 10
MADE BY PORKERS
Part of Weeks Losses Re-
covered at $3.50.
HOE Prices Day By Day

Regaining a part of the weeks
losses, hog prices advanced 10 to is
cents in trading at the local livestock
yards today General sales Of good
stock were made at $3.50, as compared
to Thursdays average quotation of
$7.45. With Kingan out of the mar
ket, the price increase was largely at
tributable to activity Of outside &C
count and the smaller number Of fresh
hogs in the pens. The demand from
all sources promised to be great
enough to effect good clearance of
the yards on the early market in con-
trast to the two previous days, al
though a satisfactory clearance was
made Thursday In the face Of more
than 1000 holdovers. A few lots OF
choice hogs commanded nickel prem
ium and sold at $7.65. Extra heavy
weight stock was still slightly out of
line and was selling at $3.50 to $3.50.
Prices of pigs held generally steady
and traders reported somewhat I'M
satisfactory market, with quotations
down from 81. Light smooth packing
sows were steady sale. with few
bringing close to 81 and the bulk
moving around S675. Roughs were
priced down from $3.50 to So. Re
ceipts. 5000 fresh hogs and 1854 car
ryovers.
Thursdays predicted of cattle market
failed to materialiZe to any great ex'
tent although the market was soft In
spots and today's sales were holding
generally steady with Thursday. The
local market is at the present time In
clined to be weak, but is holding up
at steady prices because or light re-
ceipts during the past few days, nc
cording to the opinion Of traders.
Cows are in steady demand, as is also
the case with medium TO good heifers,
but the poorer grades are rather a
drag on the market. Receipts, 500.
Prices for calves were so cents
higher according 10 Wednesdays early
market. but held generally steady
with Wednesdays close. Trading was
active and the demand for veal IS
gradually increasing causing calves 10
regain a good part OF their recent
losses. A few odd fancies sold at the
top price Of $11 and bulk Of the good
stock found no trouble in command
ing an average price Of $40 to $1,000.
Receipts Of sheep and lambs were
light and prices in most cases merely
nominal Spring lambs are quoted
from Sl2 to SIG. A few heavy wooded
sheep sold Thursday around $3.50 and
today's price held steady. Yearling
lambs are Quoted down from SIS. Re
ceipts all told numbered hardly 100.
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CORN IS MARKET
LEADER At START
Initial Grain Dealings Are
Ragged.


CHICAGO. April 25.-Grain trading
started on the local Board of Trade
today with pronounced unevenness.
Investment sentiment in wheat con-
tinued badly shaken at the start
Traders were unwilling 10 make ex-
tended. commitments and confined
most of their operations to the cash
month. Firmness prevailed in other
deliveries, due to a few unfayorable
crop reports. Although only a small
amount of grain was officially report
ed worked for export yesterday, pri-
vats advices placed the total at APP
proximately a million bushels of Man
tobias. Liverpool opened unchanged.
Corn was the market leader. Prices
opened strong and fractIonally higher
despite slow demand Slackening up
of country offerings and prospects OF
better eastern business with the incep-
ton OF lake navigation aided in giving
the market a firm undertone.
Oats followed corn and opened un-
changed to higher. May felt the APP
pearance Of Canadian grain yesterdAy ~.
Unfavorable growing weather helped
deferred months.
Provisions started steady with hogs
and cables.
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Other Livestock

CHICAGO. April 25-Cattle-Receipt
600. market generally steady. slow; kill
ing quality fed steers largely medium; bulk,
IS .25 a $50; few. excerpt sizeable string ex
perimentally fed steers. eligible to exceed
$40; shipping demand generally rural; stock
ers and feeders scarce. steady weak, 15c TO
25c up. Sheep-Receipts, 10000; market
comparatively slow; generally steady; de-
sirable, gat wooded lambs, $1575 a 1880;
early top, $3.50 choice lambs. S14504
14.75: good TO choice fat wooded ewes,
@22. Hogs-Receipts, $1,000; market
strong. SC higher; heavy. S745; bulk, S71o
| q 7.40; heavyweight, S7.15 G745; medium
weight, S7.1o a 7.4o hght weight, S6.75 q
sows, smooth, s6.75 @e.9O; packing COWS
rough. $4,000 6.75; slaughter pigs, $3.50
Q660.
TOLEDO, April 25.--Hogs-Receipts $780,
market loo higher; heavies. $7.65 47.7o:
mediums S7.65 @77o; workers., $500
slow and lower. Sheep and lambs-Market
steady
CLEVELAND. April 5-Hogs-Receipts.
1900; market, 15c lower; Workers, 81 80 @
pigs gS S7 55 r S9S" ss75 e staEs $50
Cattle-Receipts, 200; market, slow and I'M
changed. Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 800;
celDts, 500 market "0s Slow; top. SIT.
PITTSBURGH, April %. Cattle
Receipts light. market steady; choice, $1,000
| oil; good, 1925 1925; fair, $3.50
SSS veal calves $1oSid Sheen ,r %ad
slow: prime wethers. SS5oQ9 good, SO q
s.25; fair mixed, seQ7; lambs, 20.
Hogs-Receipts, % double-declks; market
ssdy prime ps. heavy s7so95sSS 69 mediums HgS
s6 St9ees o.S & = stays tSS, s5S5 SsTS. 'H
CINCINNATI April 25.-Cattle Re-
ceipts. 400; market weak; steers. good TO
| choice, IS 310. Calves-M arket steady
good to choice, Ss@1o; few at 5000.
Hogs--Recedpts. 1000; market steady; good
to choice packers and butchers, S775. Sheep
--Receipts, $50; market steady; good to
choice, S7@10. Lambs-Marlet steady
good to choice, $16@1e.5o; springers S1S
Q2o.
EAsT. BUFFALO. April 26.-cattle-Re.
ceipts, 325; market active and steady
SIS 80 G95o; cows, $2@6.75 Caives--Re-
ceipts, 1000; market, slow. weak; Gull to
G Geipts' $500 m market active lambs steady
S @f9; cull to fair, $io@i55o; clipped
sheep $3.50 $3.50 @i9.75. Hogs@Receipts, 1905
market setye heavy d9S higher PIGS o2 2Sc
| 6.76i stays. 81 a 400.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April 25.--CattIe--
Receipts, 1000; calves, 100; killing classes
around steady; receipts mostly Taxas; Texas
native steers in native division, S5@7.25;
beef COWS and heifers. $4.50@7.25; practi-
cal top veals. $3.50; no stockers and feeders
| of consequence on display Hogs-Receipts,
$500; market steady to DC up, packers and
shippers. top, $7.15; some held higher; de-
sirable 80 to 25o-ponee average, S71o@
l7.15: bulk of $50 to 200-pound averages,
| S7@7.1O; packing sows mostly SO 55 q 6.65
Sheep-Recelpts, 1000: Limbs steady to 16c
| lover; 86-pound Colorado wooded lambs.
$1b6o; locally fed clipped weak to lowsst
No early aales
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Z WIDELY KNOWN IN STATE
Murphy Frequently Attended Meet.
ings at French Lick.

Charles +. Murphy was widely
known In Indiana. He, George E.
Brennan Of Illinois and Thomas Tag
CART, Indianapolis, were known as
the Big Three" who controlled the
destinies Of the Democratic party.
The trio frequently met at French
Lick. Ind, where their headquarters
was supposed to be.
Murphy was at French Lick last
November with Taggart and Brennan.
II was said that Murphy attempted to
enlist support Of Taggart for Governor
Al Smith of New York for the Demo
cratic nomination for President, but
that Taggart declined, favoring Sena-
tor Samuel NJ Ralston of Indiana.
Taggart received a dispatch upon
Murphys death a short time after 1t
occurred. Taggart Is at French Lick.
Over the telephone Taggart dictated
this statement:
"Mr. Murphy has been a friend of
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STANDARD OILS LEAD
ACTIVE CURB MARKET
Prairie Issue Leaps Four Points at
the Opening.

BIZ United Financial
NEW YORK, April 25.-The active
curb stocks were active to firm dur
ing the morning dealings. The Stand
ard Oils showed the way from the
start. Prairie Oil and Gas leaped 4
points at the opening and added fur
thef gains before midday.
The chief topic Of conversation in
curb circles this morning was the re
ported progress made by Producers
in the Salt Greek district by means
of electric drilling 1t is understood
that Standard Of Indiaa, through its
subsidiary, the Midwest Refining Com.
pany. plans a very extensive drilling
program in the Salt Creek field in
Wyoming, which. Of course, is near
the more or less famous Teapot Dome
There is some thought that drilling
in salt Creek will drain the Teapot
Dome.
The industrial shares traded on the
curb showed far more irregularity
than did the oils. Leading coal shares
were higher. both Lehigh Valley Coal
and Glen Alden turning in fractional
gains before midday. Gillette Safety
Razor was pushed more than a point
lower on a thin market Motor shares
were dull.
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body can hear you," admonished
Judge Anderson.
Farm managers, business partners
and employees Of McCray, whose names
appear on notes on which he OBJ
tanned money from banks. probably
will be the final witnesses for the
Government.
Elliott! desires to prove by these
witnesses that their names were used
without their knowledge.
The first of these witnesses is ex-
pected to take the stand late today or
Saturday.
William F. Ranke, secretary of the
Dime Savings and Trust Company of
FIT. Wayne, the second Government
witness today, testified that Governor
AIcCray arranged affairs so that tina
FIT. Wayne bank received State de-
post March II, 1929. On that date
the bank was opened, the witness
said, and in April the Governor APP
piled for and was granted a personal
loan of $1,750. secured By notes signed
A. Messman & Co. and the Morgan
Stock Farm.
William B. Barr Of the First Ma
tional Bank of Bickne4, who testified
the Governor owed his bank money,
was the first witness.
Influence Is Mentioned
That Governor McCray borrowed
500, 900 from the Studebaker Bank of
Bluffton and then used his influences
to obtain passage Of a bill creating
separate judicial district in Wells
County was indicated by corresponds
ence between the Governor and the
bank, identified by R. S. Todd, bank
president, Thursday.
During the last Of the Legislature.
Feb 10, 1928, Todd wrote McCray,
referring to discount Of about $4,000
worth of the Governors paper, and
winding up with the following sent,
ence:
'I am also very pleased to notS the
very favorable tenor of your letter In
reference to the separate court bill
for Wells County, and want to as
sure you that I will consider the
signing Of the bill when presented to
you a. distinct personal favor"
Bill Was Signed
The bill passed the Legislature and
was signed by the Governor.
Judge Albert B. Anderson ordered
R L. Wentz teller of the Farmers
and Merchants State Bank Of Attica4
to return and tell the cashier Of tha.
bank to appear today.
Wentz came in place Of the ca9hier.
who was subpoenaed.
Tell the cashier to come down here
or I will send deputy marshal after
him" Anderson said.
Charles Zeigler, chairman Of tbs
State highway commission. Is presp
dent of the bank.
J. J Kser, viee president of the
MeyerKis Bank, testified that the
bank fioated securities Of the Gov
ernor in 1921 and that in 1923, after
the Governor had become involved
financially, the Governor admitted
that the securities represented Httls
more than his own personal RESPONSE
bility.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Produce Markets

INDIANAPOLIS, April 25.-Fresh eggs.
s9o off zoe; packing c STOCK qoI 6uttsF 25c;
up. 23c; fowls under 4 Il lbs, 1sc; Leghorn
poultry, 20 per cent discount; cocks. 13c:
stays. 1Sc: young tom turkeys. IL lbs. up,
geese. 10 lbs. up, 12o; squads. IL lbs TO
the doz.. $3.50: old guineas. doz.. $3.50.
Indianapolis creameries are paying $50 per
pound for bUtterfat
CHICAGO. April 25.-Butter-Receipts.
frsts, IS q IS Nc. seconds. SO q SAC. Eggs
Receipts 31.124; ordinary hrsts. 20Q
20 Il c; irsts. &c. Cheese-Twins. 10 q c;
5og oa, AR goT l Zee d POg;ry 98 sss
Ice: turkeys. gee roosters. Ice; broilers.
As q SEC Potatoes-Receipts, $50 cars
Wisconsin round whites. 81 a 80; Mime
sofa and North Dakota Red River Ohios,
81 IS 1.50; Idaho russets. So 80 a. 200.
NEW YORK. April 25.-glour-Dull and
g IN Pork-Inacti mess. $24 Is g
@II.sO. sugar-Raw, firmer; centrifugal,
6.4oc; refined, weaker; granulated $50 a
s s, NJ coffeeNRi9 spot Lag G12 !. G;
er; special to extra, @7He. Hay
Strong; No 1. s16 No 8, SIS ala. Dressed
poultry--strong; turkeys. 20G sec; chick
2se; fowls, 20 a SAC; ducks Long Island. l. 20
q 25c. Live poultry--Weak geese. 10G
15c; ducks. ID a 30c:' fowls % a Csc; tur-
keys. 20 q soc; roosters. lac, capons, 45 a
state whole milk. common to special, Is *
q Csc; state skins. choice to specials. IL a
lie. Buttsr-Firm; receipts. 1887;
g seAe; state dairy tubs ss q ssc; Danish.
Steady; receipts, 2s.s4s: nearby White
s sssHcy ssG SOC s, nearby sssss whites aea
q Y 42ec; Pacific coast. nearby browns.
26436c; neRrby browns. 20 q sc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Births

Thomas and Ruth Whited, ia &. Traub,
Arthur and Alma Pritchard. 2426 Church
man.
Henry and Leota Fox, 1850 n. Hsugh.
Russell and Gladys Fleetwood, $40 Pros
pect
Harold and Elizabeth Percival. Methodist
Foster and Eva Stanley Methodist Hos
pital.
Harper and Minnie Eldridge, 2139 Pleas
ant.
Morris and Levine Noel. 1927 English,
Rex and Josephine Joseph. 1922 lie
Grande
Richard and Mabel Rudolph. 1890 Bridge
Thomas and Anna Conner, 1540 T. Ray
mond
Edward and Lottie Dorsey. 1888 Cornell.
Girls
william and Nellie Riley. 1910 Burdsal
Parkway.
Omar and Florence Hammel, 1908 Bates
James and Ethel Hnarr. $40 N East.
Theodore and Helen Weesner, Methodist
Hospital.
William and Loretta ONelll. 1851 River.
Lewis and Agnes Monath. 1943 S. State
Paul and Mary Pernic 7o4 n. Warman.
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Court Sees Difficulty

Neither side has adhered to pre-
senung one method Of valuation be
fore the court" Judge Geiger said to-
DAY. 1T will be a problem for the
court to find even an approach to rec
onciiation OF divergent figures of
fef-ed as evidence"
Walter S. Bemis. Chicago, consult
ing engineer for the city, today sug-
rested the company should replace its
hydraulic power plant on Water St.
with a steam plant at Riverside. This
would do away with the canal below
Riverside and make possible a cut in
valuation of the company's property,
he said
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In the Cotton Market

BIZ United Financial
NEW YORK, April 25.-The cotton mar
ket opened higher. May 29.S0c. Up %
points: July 29.3Oc. I'D 20; October "a 75c,
up Is.
Trading ruled quiet in the early dealings
On account Of today being the first notice
day for Nay delivery, considerable interest
was shwon in this position. Notices for
around ? 600 bales We're reported. Encour-
aging cables caused near months to show
frmness. while rains in Texas promoted
some selling OF new crop positions. The
small number of notices issued proved TO
be a surprise. as several large houses failed
70 issue any during the early dealings.
Tie cotton market vas irregular. new
crop months sagging and old crop months
holding steady. Shorts continued to cover
on May and July.
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Against NIcAdoo

Smith. like Murphy. favors modih.
cation Of the Volstead act. and, like
Murphy. would not favor nomination
Of William Gibbs McAdoo.
Briefly therefore. Murphy's death
will affect the national Democratic
political situation this year largely
In that It. may mean the voluntary
elimination Of Al Smith from
the next national Democratic ticket.
Locally the death opens the door to
some leader who win come into riches
and unlimited power-both OF which
in course Of time will cast a tremen-
dous influence on politics over an
area far beyond the confines Of New
York State.
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Smith PROSTATE

BIZ United Press
ALBANY, N. Y. April 25.-
Almost Frustrated with grief,
Governor Alfred E. Smith today
could hardly discuss the death
of Charles F. Murphy, Tammany
leader, and close friend of the
Governor.
His eyes filled with tears. his
voice choked with grief and his
face twitching, all the Governor
could say was:
It's awful. It's awful. No
man had a better friend and no
man could have such a friend
as he was to me-"
The Governor refused to be-
ileve the report of the death
and Immediately put in a tele-
phone call for Tammany Hall
and police headquarters in New
York. He received verification
about IL o'clock.
Then he completely broke
down.
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New York Money Market

b IHffEd Fi1lncI1I
NEW YORK. April 25-The lowest r.
newaI rate II many weeks on call money
this morning at 9 3 Ter cent caused an cas-
fng of rates IL the various other sections
Of the money market. Time money was re-
ported dun. with rates for thirty 70 forty
FIVE days ruling 10 4 a per cent and ninety
dlys ut 80. Commercial paper was quiet.
with prime names usually quoted az =
per cent dlscoun and other good names at
ia per cent
Bankers bills were very active. with dis
counts on thirty TO uilety-day paper at 1
per cent bid -tnd 3 asked; 12O-dayrs4l : TO
I; 15O-day. 4 - to 41s- Call loans against
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mine for a great many years, as the
head of Tammaay Hall.
II think that under the Tammany
administrations New York had it's best
government.
I'm other words, when Tanmany
was defeated upon various occasions
I believe New York invariably was
less efficiently governed.
Mr. Murphy was a man who never
talked very much, but he was very
intelligent. FIe was very generous and
always loyal to his friends, and I am
sure that New York City and his
friends elsewhere win deplore his sud
den and untimely death"
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Grain Briefs

CHICAGO. April 25.-Russia ia restrict
ing cereal exports because of the recent
sharp increases in prices In the home coun-
try. These increase are reported to have
aggravated the bread shortage to such an
extent the government has been forced TO
popul alton
Reports indicate a 10 per cent reduction
in spring wheat acreage in the four north
western States The abandoned acreage will
be sovn in fax.
Eastern mills are grinding considerable
Canadian wheat. a leading Ohio miller de-
clared. II Is not believed. however the
bringing in of Canadian wheat has mate
rally affected the market for the domes-
tic product.
The visible wheat supply on May 1 will
aggregate 81 600 600 bushels leading grain
statisticians say. This compared with 81 -
900 600 bushels in May. 1907, the largest
in thirty years.
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LIBERTY BONDS ADVANCE
TO HIGHS FOR THE YEAR
Banks and Corporations Prove Good
Buyers on Firm Market.
By United Financial

On GHttCU r HuhCtut
NEW YORK, April 25.-New highs
for the year in the Liberty bond list
featured the morning dealings in the
bond market. Banks and corpora
tons were good buyers throughout.
One reason for the frmness Of the
market for our Governments war
loans is that offerings Of bonds by
small holders are at a low ebb. The
excellent condition. of the reserve bank
set forth in its weekly statement this
morning was mentioned as a con
tributing cause to the uplift.
The easing in francs and sterling
did not cause much selling Of foreign
bonds. In fact, this group remained
quiet around previous closing levels
through the earlier hours of trading
There were few changes of interest
in either corporation or railroad bonds
before midday. The market was dull
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Objection Sustained

Judge Geiger sustained an objec-
ton to introduction Of his suggestion
as evidence,
Bemia valued the company's prop
erty on reproduction costs. less depre-
citation at $1,000
Carleton f. Davis, water company
manager, and Edward W. Bemis, Chi
cago. consulting engineer, also testi'
fed briefly.
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Hearst Opposed

It is possible that William Randolph
Hearst, after his political debacle in
the last city and State elections, may
attempt to smash Cammany Hall once
more and reinstate himself as a power
in Democratic councils here. He would
not welcome Smith as Tammany chief
Murphy's death breaks the ranks Of
the now famous political triumvirats
Murphy, Brennan and Taggart-but
with an assured successor who win
carry on Murphy's policies, there is
little likelihood that the New York.
Illinois and Indiana leaders VIII not
continue their close political affilia-
tons which in the past have made or
broken the aspirations Of potential
Presidents. Smith is a close friend Of
both Brennan and Taggart. has been
with them on many OF their vacation
trips when Murphy was along. and
understands the political language
they speak.
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ARE
SET FOR MAY I
IN WATER HEARING
Evidence in Injunction Suit
Completed in Federal
Court,

Hearing of evidence In the injunc-
ton suit brought by the Indianapolis
Water Company against the city and
the public service commission ended
today in Federal Court before Judge
Ferdinand A Geiger.
Arguments win be heard May Z.
The company is asking the commits
sion be restrained from hindering es-
adjustment of increased rates and
setting a valuation Of less than S1S,-
coo 600 on the company's property
for ate-making purposes.
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Deaths

Charles Watts 80, city hospital. acute
mastoiditis.
Louisa Noblitt Smelser, "a, 996 Eastern
cirrhosis of liver.
Thomas F. Russell. %. HOT Riesner. 10
bar pneumonia
Ransom Edmonds. 10. 2463 Columbia
arterlo 5clerosls.
Maude NJ Coleman. As. Deaconees Hospt
tai. carcinoma
Maggie Church. %. city hospital, pull
monary tuberculosis.
Caroline Gregory, SO. sos E. Walnut. In
fuenSa.
Thomas Breedlove. go. Long Hospital
chronic nayocarditis
Mary Ann Gillispie. 4 months. $3.50 Tai
bolt broncho pneumonia.
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WHITING WILLIAMS IN CITY

Whiting Williams, writer and leo
turer on labor topics. will give a fres
lecture tonight on 1.-THE Mind Of the
Worker" at Caleb Mills Hall, Short,
ridge High School, under the auspices
of the Association of High School
Teachers and the Indianapolis school
board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
EMPTY PROMISES SCORED
Edgar d. Bush Says Lower Tax
CIamor Is Justified.

By Times Special
ELKHART, Ind. April 25.-"The
popular and Just clarnor for lower
taxes in Indiana must be met by
something besides empty promises, .
declared Edgar D. Bush Salem, can
didate for Republican nomination for
Governor, in an address Thursday.
My challenge to Republican can
didates for Governor to limit cam
paign expenses. unheeded by the So
called leading candidates, would have
placed the successful candidate in po-
sition to work for tax reduction"
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Attacked by Newspapers

Attacked on all sides by newspapers
and organizations he went quietly
about his political path, choosing can
didates from the lowliest of job-holders
to Governors. His success lay in pick
ing popular candidates-friends and
foes both admit.
He was retiring, seeking no friends
and no publicity.
The most recent victorious fight was
waged against William Randolph
Hearst, a man with whom he had
formed many coalitions.
In the municipal judgeship elections
in 1928 Hearst and Murphy split-and
war to the hilt was declared. Hearst's
candidates came out, trailing far in
the rear once more showing
Murphy's skill
Death Of Murphy leaves temporarily
vacant one Of the most powerful po-
ltical positions in the country.
How that vacancy is filed will have
not only a tremendous effect upon
the danain of New York City and
State, but it will cast its spell over
the Democratic national convention
next June.